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'Boy B' has date of Ana Kriegel murder conviction appeal hearing moved

Summary

In May 2022 the Court of Appeal moved the hearing of a motion to introduce fresh evidence in the appeal of Boy B, the 13‑year‑old convicted of murdering 14‑year‑old Ana Kriegel in 2018. The original date of 17 June was postponed to 22 June because a judge was unavailable. Boy B, who was sentenced to 15 years' detention with review after eight years, was not present at the hearing. The motion seeks to amend the grounds of appeal and add new evidence, including a clinical psychologist's report that Boy B suffered post‑traumatic stress disorder after witnessing the assault and that his statements to Gardaí did not prove guilt. The Court noted that the appeal will focus solely on the conviction, not the sentence. Boy B and his co‑accused Boy A remain detained at Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The case was originally tried in the Central Criminal Court using Children's Court procedures.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Boy B' has date of Ana Kriegel murder conviction appeal hearing moved. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• June 2019 Incident
• May 14, 2018 Incident
• June 17 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 22 Other
• July 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 2019 Other
• 2022-05-23 Publication

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Stage Appeal Violent Crime

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