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'May god have no mercy on your soul': Nolan sentenced to life for strangling Amanda Carroll

Date
2020-11-04

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Sean Nolan, aged 36, was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of his partner Amanda Carroll, aged 33, who was strangled in her own apartment on 21 October 2018. The judge, Mr Justice Michael MacGrath, imposed the mandatory life term, back‑dated to the date of the offence, and directed that Nolan serve the full custodial period. During sentencing, Carroll's sisters Sandra and Antoinette delivered victim impact statements, expressing grief and demanding that Nolan be punished. Nolan, who had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, interjected from the dock, saying "I am sorry". The court noted that the jury had rejected the defence's claim that Nolan was too intoxicated to form intent, concluding that the death was a deliberate act. No further legal outcome was mentioned in the article. Sean Nolan was convicted.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'May god have no mercy on your soul': Nolan sentenced to life for strangling Amanda Carroll. Charges or matters: murder but guilty to her manslaughter. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

October 21, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
October 21 Incident
October 21 2018 Incident
December 5 Incident
October 2018 Other
October 20 Other
October 22 Hearing Or Sentence
July 25 Hearing Or Sentence
Christmas Other
2020-11-04 Publication

Why: "I emotionally broke down and I had to go to counselling because I had to talk to someone about me ma especially when I found her dead in her bedroom that will never leave my mind and it has changed my life, it had a big impact on me and my family [sic]," said Denis. CNI source report

Case subjects

Sean Nolan

Convicted Person

Charges: murder but guilty to her manslaughter (Proven)

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Sean Nolan was jailed for life for the murder of her sister Amanda Carroll. Mr Justice Michael MacGrath today sentenced Nolan to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for murdering the mother-of-two.