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Teen to stand trial for second time on Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder charge

Date
2022-04-25

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A 16‑year‑old boy, whose identity is withheld because he is a minor, faces a second trial at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Urantsetseg Tserendorj, a Mongolian national who lived in Dublin. Ms Tserendorj was stabbed on a walkway between George's Dock and Custom House Quay in the IFSC on 20 January 2021 while she was walking home from work at 9:30 pm. She died two weeks later at Mater Hospital. The boy had previously pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter on 29 January 2021; the State rejected his plea. He also pleaded guilty to producing a knife and attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj. A jury failed to reach a verdict in the first trial, and the case was scheduled for retrial on 24 October 2022. Defence counsel Mark Lynam BL highlighted the urgency of a retrial due to the boy's juvenile status and the need for a publicity fade factor.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Teen to stand trial for second time on Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder charge. Charges or matters: the murder of Urantsetseg Tserendorj on January 20, 2021; the murder of Ms Tserendorj but guilty to her manslaughter on January 29, 2021; producing a knife and to attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj. Procedural stage: trial

When:

January 20, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
January 29, 2021 Other
October 24, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
2022-04-25 Publication

Why: The boy, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, is charged with the murder of Urantsetseg Tserendorj on January 20, 2021. CNI source report

Case subjects

Unnamed 16-year-old

Accused

Charges: the murder of Urantsetseg Tserendorj on January 20, 2021; the murder of Ms Tserendorj but guilty to her manslaughter on January 29, 2021; producing a knife and to attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty