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Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder trial jury given majority verdict option

Summary

In the trial of a minor accused of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj, Judge Mary Ellen Ring announced that the jury could deliver a majority verdict if at least ten of the twelve jurors agreed. The jury had been deliberating for nearly five hours and had paused for lunch before resuming at 2 pm. The accused pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, knife‑production and attempted robbery. The judge instructed that a guilty verdict for murder requires proof of intent to kill or cause serious injury, otherwise manslaughter applies.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder trial jury given majority verdict option. 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 Other
• 2022-04-06 Publication

Why: The accused, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ms Tserendorj but guilty to her manslaughter on January 29, 2021. CNI source report

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Stage Trial Theft Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report