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Legal issues continue in trial of teen charged with having knife at Cameron Blair scene
Summary
The trial of a 16‑year‑old boy accused of producing a knife at a house party on Bandon Road in Cork, where 20‑year‑old Cameron Blair was murdered, has been paused for a second day. The accused, who was 14 at the time of the incident, pleaded not guilty to producing a knife capable of serious injury and to unlawfully intimidating another person. He pleaded guilty to violent disorder with two others, using or threatening unlawful violence, and to conduct that would cause a reasonable person present to fear for their safety. Judge David Keane informed the jury that legal issues needed to be addressed and asked them to return to Croke Park at midday. The trial, which began on 28 May, is scheduled to last three weeks. The judge said the trial would still finish within the original time estimate.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Legal issues continue in trial of teen charged with having knife at Cameron Blair scene. Charges or matters: the production of a knife at a house on Bandon Road in Cork city on January 16, 2020; producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury in the course of a dispute, to wit a knife, in a manner likely to unlawfully intimidate another person; committing violent disorder with two other persons present together, using or threatening to use unlawful violence, and such conduct taken together would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at Bandon Road in Cork city to fear for his or another person's safety at the said place on the same occasion. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- January 16, 2020 Incident
- May 28 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-06-11 Publication
Why: The now 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named because he is a minor, is charged with the production of a knife at a house on Bandon Road in Cork city on January 16, 2020. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: the production of a knife at a house on Bandon Road in Cork city on January 16, 2020; producing an article capable of inflicting serious injury in the course of a dispute, to wit a knife, in a manner likely to unlawfully intimidate another person; committing violent disorder with two other persons present together, using or threatening to use unlawful violence, and such conduct taken together would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at Bandon Road in Cork city to fear for his or another person's safety at the said place on the same occasion (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Bandon Road
- Croke Park
- Central Criminal Court
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