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Keane Mulready-Woods murder accused to stand trial at non-jury court
Summary
Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise, both accused of murdering 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods, will stand trial at the non-jury Special Criminal Court. The Director of Public Prosecutions applied for the transfer, and Mr Justice Tony Hunt granted the request at the three-judge court. Neither accused entered a plea, and no findings or sentences were recorded at this procedural stage. The DPP alleged that Crosby, 25, of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, and Cruise, 47, with addresses in Dublin 1 and Rathmullan Park, committed the murder at a house in Rathmullan Park between January 12 and 13, 2020. Crosby is currently in custody, while Cruise is on bail. Both men are required to attend court on June 18, though no specific trial date has been set. The matter was adjourned for that date and is not yet concluded. Background details indicate the victim was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020. Subsequently, dismembered body parts were found in a sports bag in Coolock, Dublin, and further remains were discovered in a burning car in Drumcondra. The torso was located 14 months later in an overgrown ravine at Rathmullan Park during a search on March 11.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Keane Mulready-Woods murder accused to stand trial at non-jury court. Charges or matters: the same offence. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- 13 January Incident
- Friday, June 18 Incident
- January 12, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 11 March Other
- 2021-06-11 Publication
Case subjects
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Rathmullan
- Rathmullan Park
- Drogheda
- Louth
- Dublin
- Rathmullan
- Rathmullan Park
- Dublin
- Rathmullan Park
Topics
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