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'Unspeakably horrific' for girl (6) to watch mother being 'brutally murdered' by father

Date
2021-05-27

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dundalk

County
Louth

Summary

Edmundas Dauksa, 51, was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for the murder of Ingrida Maciokaite at the Central Criminal Court. The sentence was backdated to September 18, 2018, when he entered custody. Dauksa had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter; however, a jury unanimously convicted him of murder. The court heard a victim impact statement from the foster carer of the couple's two children, who described the scene as "unspeakably horrific" for the six-year-old daughter who witnessed the attack. The statement noted the child's ongoing trauma and that the son would never remember his mother. Defence counsel Michael Bowman SC stated that Dauksa expressed remorse and deep regret. Mr Justice Paul McDermott delivered the sentence following the conviction. The trial established that Dauksa stabbed Maciokaite 19 times in front of their daughter days after a District Court order placed the child in the mother's custody. The jury rejected the defence that Dauksa lacked murderous intent, accepting the State's case that he intended serious harm or death. No adjournments or suspended portions were recorded in the finalisation.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Unspeakably horrific' for girl (6) to watch mother being 'brutally murdered' by father. Charges or matters: murder but guilty to manslaughter. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

May 7 Hearing Or Sentence
September 18, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
September 18 2018 Incident
September 14 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
September 18 Hearing Or Sentence
Friday September 14 Incident
Monday September 17 Other
Friday, September 14 Hearing Or Sentence
Tuesday September 18 Other
2021-05-27 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 51-year-old

Convicted Person

Charges: murder but guilty to manslaughter (Proven)

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Her son will never remember her but unfortunately for her daughter, such memories will always and forever stay with her." The testimony was heard as part of a victim impact statement read today to the Central Criminal Court, where 51-year-old Dauksa was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for murdering Ms Maciokaite, the mother of his two children, days after their young daughter was placed in her custody by a court. Mr Justice Paul McDermott then sentenced Dauksa to the mandatory term of life imprisonment for murder.