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Boy's grandmother told gardai he'd 'done something terrible', trial hears

Summary

In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Garda David O'Callaghan recounted how he visited the home of a teenage accused of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj. While on a search warrant for a stolen e‑bike, he called the boy's grandmother, who said the boy had "done something terrible" and would turn himself in. O'Callaghan found the boy in his bedroom, who admitted stabbing the woman and robbing her. The boy, a minor, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and the State has not accepted his plea. He also pleaded guilty to producing a knife and attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj. The victim died nine days later from a single stab wound that severed a major brain artery. Garda Maria Harmon and Garda Karl Bolger provided further statements and evidence, including a knife found in the boy's home and CCTV footage of the incident. The jury will hear the prosecution's evidence before the next trial phase.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Boy's grandmother told gardai he'd 'done something terrible', 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 21, 2021 Other
• January 29, 2021 Other
• January 20, 2021 Incident
• January 23, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-04-01 Publication

Why: She told the garda that she had just been speaking with the accused and that he was going to hand himself in to a garda station because he had "done something terrible". CNI source report

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Stage Trial Theft Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report