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Further delay in sentencing for manslaughter of boy (17)
Summary
A teenager convicted of the manslaughter of a 17-year-old boy in Claremorris, County Mayo in 2015 has had his sentencing further delayed to allow for additional brain surgery. The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of killing Dovydas Jenkas on 19 December 2015 following a jury trial at the Central Criminal Court in Castlebar in 2017. He had previously undergone surgical procedures to address epileptic seizures, including a left temporal lesionectomy in July 2018. Defence counsel informed the Central Criminal Court that the defendant now requires a cranioplasty, a surgical repair of a skull defect, with no confirmed date yet available. Justice Eileen Creedon acknowledged the distress of the deceased's family, noting two years had passed since conviction without sentencing finalisation. The case was adjourned to 14 February 2020, with the defendant remanded on continuing bail pending further medical evidence or completion of surgery.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Further delay in sentencing for manslaughter of boy (17). Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- December 19th, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 11, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 6, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 21 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 14, 2020 Adjournment
- Christmas Other
- 2019-10-21 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A youth who fatally stabbed a 17-year-old on Christmas week nearly four years ago must undergo further brain surgery before he can be sentenced.; The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had his sentencing adjourned last January after he underwent brain surgery to treat ongoing epileptic fits.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Mount Street
- Claremorris
- Galway University Hospital
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