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'I did it, I stabbed that girl...it was me': Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder accused to gardai

Date
2022-03-30

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A 16‑year‑old boy, whose identity is protected, is on trial at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of 49‑year‑old Mongolian woman Urantsetseg Tserendorj. He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter on 29 January 2021, a plea the State did not accept. He also pleaded guilty to producing a knife and attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj on 20 January 2021. The boy told Gardaí that he stabbed the woman, robbed her and that it was him. CCTV footage from the IFSC House shows the boy on a pedal bike confronting Ms Tserendorj around 9.30 pm, stabbing her in the neck. The wound cut the carotid artery; she was taken to Mater Hospital, placed on life support, and died nine days later. The trial will focus on the boy's state of mind and his age. The jury is instructed to avoid prejudice and not to research the case online. The proceedings are ongoing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'I did it, I stabbed that girl...it was me': Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder accused to gardai. Charges or matters: the murder of Ms Tserendorj but guilty to her manslaughter on January 29, 2021; producing a knife and to attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj on a walkway between George's Dock and Custom House Quay in the IFSC, Dublin on January 20, 2021. Procedural stage: trial

When:

January 29, 2021 Other
January 20, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
January 29 Other
2022-03-30 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 16-year-old

Accused

Charges: the murder of Ms Tserendorj but guilty to her manslaughter on January 29, 2021; producing a knife and to attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj on a walkway between George's Dock and Custom House Quay in the IFSC, Dublin on January 20, 2021 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty