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Prison sentences totalling seven years for cover up of 'grotesque' Patricia O'Connor murder
Summary
Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced three individuals for their roles in covering up the murder of Patricia O'Connor. The court found Stephanie O'Connor (22) guilty of impeding the apprehension or prosecution of Kieran Greene. She was sentenced to two years in prison, with the final six months suspended. Her mother, Louise O'Connor (41), was also found guilty of impeding the apprehension or prosecution of Greene and sentenced to three years in prison, with the final six months suspended. Family friend Keith Johnston (43) of Tallaght, Dublin 24, was found guilty of the same charge and sentenced to three years in prison. The judge described the victim as a person whose life and future were ended by Kieran Greene. Earlier this week, Kieran Greene (35) was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering the retired grandmother in her Rathfarnham home on May 29, 2017. Additionally, the deceased's husband, Augustine 'Gus' O'Connor, was sentenced to 18 months for reporting his wife as a missing person when he knew she was already dead. The sentences for the three cover-up participants total seven years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Prison sentences totalling seven years for cover up of 'grotesque' Patricia O'Connor murder. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 29, 2017 Other
- 2020-06-26 Publication
Why: The jury accepted the State's case that her mother Louise O'Connor of the same address had agreed to or acquiesced in her daughter Stephanie disguising herself as Mrs O'Connor in order to conceal the fact that she was dead. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: Keith Johnston (43) of Avonbeg Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin 24 was sentenced to three years.
Convicted Person
Outcome: Kieran Greene." Mr Justice McDermott today sentenced the deceased's granddaughter Stephanie O'Connor (22) to two years in prison with the final six months suspended. Mother-of-five Louise O'Connor (41) was sentenced to three years with the final six months suspended while family friend Keith Johnston (43) of Avonbeg Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin 24 was sentenced to three years.
Convicted Person
Outcome: The deceased's husband Augustine 'Gus' O'Connor was earlier today sentenced to 18 months for reporting his wife as a missing person when he knew she was already dead.
Convicted Person
Outcome: The victim was, the judge said, "a person who had a life and a future until it was ended by Kieran Greene." Mr Justice McDermott today sentenced the deceased's granddaughter Stephanie O'Connor (22) to two years in prison with the final six months suspended. Mother-of-five Louise O'Connor (41) was sentenced to three years with the final six months suspended while family friend Keith Johnston (43) of Avonbeg Gardens, Tallaght, Dublin 24 was sentenced to three years.
Places mentioned
- Avonbeg Gardens
- Tallaght
- Dublin
- Dundrum Road
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