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Daniel McAnaspie murderer gets date for appeal
Summary
In 2017, Richard Dekker (34) of Blanchardstown was convicted of murdering 17‑year‑old Daniel McAnaspie, a teenager who had been in HSE care. The murder took place at Tolka Valley Park on 26 February 2010, when Daniel was out socialising and drinking. Dekker pleaded innocence, but a jury found him guilty after a trial at the Central Criminal Court. The body was discovered two months later in a deep drain in Rathfeigh, County Meath, and a post‑mortem revealed a stabbing. Dekker had previously been acquitted in 2013 when a judge found insufficient evidence for a jury trial; the State later sought a retrial under the Criminal Justice Procedure Act 2010. At the Court of Appeal, counsel Eoghan Cole BL argued the appeal was "dispositive", meaning a successful appeal would preclude a retrial. The appeal hearing was set for 21 January 2022.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Daniel McAnaspie murderer gets date for appeal. Charges or matters: the murder of Dublin teenager Daniel McAnaspie over a decade ago is to appeal his conviction for the crime; the murder of Daniel McAnaspie – a 17-year-old youth who had been in the care of the HSE before his death – by a unanimous jury verdict following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in March 2017; manslaughter for his role in Daniel's death. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- March 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 26, 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 21, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-07-19 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: the murder of Dublin teenager Daniel McAnaspie over a decade ago is to appeal his conviction for the crime; the murder of Daniel McAnaspie – a 17-year-old youth who had been in the care of the HSE before his death – by a unanimous jury verdict following a trial at the Central Criminal Court in March 2017; manslaughter for his role in Daniel's death (Proven)
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; In April 2017, another Blanchardstown man, Trevor Noone, was sentenced to 13 years prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in Daniel's death.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Supreme Court
- Court of Appeal
- Tolka Valley Park
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