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Jury deliberating in Cavan murder trial

Summary

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has paused deliberations in the trial of a man accused of murder in County Cavan. Przemyslaw Trebacz, aged 35, of Bramble Rise, Killynebber, Cavan, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Costel Catalin Cretu, aged 38, which is alleged to have occurred at Connolly Court, Connolly Street, Cavan between October 13 and 14, 2012. Trebacz has entered a guilty plea to a separate charge of criminal damage to a door at the same location on October 13, 2012. The jury spent one hour and thirty minutes considering its verdict before breaking for the weekend. Deliberations are scheduled to resume on Monday.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury deliberating in Cavan murder trial. Charges or matters: the murder of Costel Catalin Cretu (38) at Connolly Court, Connolly Street, Cavan between October 13 and 14, 2012; criminal damage to a door belonging to Brendan Cosgrove at Connolly Court on October 13, 2012. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• October 13 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 13, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2013-12-13 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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