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Convicted attempted murderer jailed for life for murdering homeless man in park

Date
2022-05-30

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin City

County
Dublin

Summary

Feri Anghel, a 43‑year‑old Romanian gypsy, was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Ioan Artene Bob, a 49‑year‑old construction worker who was found badly beaten in Sean Walsh Memorial Park, Tallaght, on 13 April 2018. The court noted that Bob had been lured to the park after a casino win of about €2,700, which he had largely sent to his family in Romania. Anghel had a history of violent offences, including attempted murder, and had 24 prior convictions across Romania, France and Ireland. CCTV footage and forensic evidence showed a brutal attack involving stamping and blunt‑force trauma that caused Bob's death. Anghel pleaded not guilty but was unanimously convicted by a jury after a trial that lasted two days. The judge imposed a mandatory life sentence, backdated to Anghel's arrest on 18 April 2018, and highlighted the role of CCTV in the prosecution's case.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Convicted attempted murderer jailed for life for murdering homeless man in park. Charges or matters: the murder but was unanimously convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury on April 14 of this year. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

April 13, 2018 Incident
April 9, 2018 Incident
April 14 Incident
April 18, 2018 Other
Friday, April 13, 2018 Incident
April 12 Other
2022-05-30 Publication

Why: Gardaí investigating the death of Mr Bob (49) believed that a possible motive could have been connected to a casino win he had days before his death. CNI source report

Case subjects

Feri Anghel

Convicted Person

Charges: the murder but was unanimously convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury on April 14 of this year (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Feri Anghel (43), of no fixed abode, to the mandatory life sentence for the "cynical, vicious and extremely violent" attack on Mr Bob, who the judge described as a "decent and hard-working man". In sentencing Anghel to life imprisonment, Mr Justice Burns said that Mr Bob had been "cynically" lured to the park by Anghel towards the early hours of April 13, 2018.