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Urantsetseg Tserendorj's husband 'still wearing his slippers' as he ran to meet wife, murder trial hears

Date
2022-03-31

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

During a murder trial, Ulumbayer Surenkhor, the husband of the late Urantsetseg Tserendorj, testified that he was still wearing slippers when he rushed to meet his wife near Connolly Station after she called in distress. He described how she was holding her neck with visible blood and how an ambulance attempted to treat her but she could not swallow tablets. Due to COVID restrictions, he could not accompany her to the Mater Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead nine days later. Surenkhor, a Mongolian immigrant who had lived in Ireland for 16 years, also explained that his wife worked at State Street and that they had two children in Irish schools. The trial, presided over by Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, continues with a jury of twelve. The accused, a 16‑year‑old boy, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and the State has rejected that plea.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Urantsetseg Tserendorj's husband 'still wearing his slippers' as he ran to meet wife, murder trial hears. 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 20, 2021 Other
January 29, 2021 Other
2022-03-31 Publication

Case subjects

Ulumbayer Surenkhor

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

Outcome: When medics turned off her sedation, Ms Tserendorj's heart rate and blood pressure became unstable so she was sedated again and put back on life support.