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Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder accused 'went for the jugular', prosecution tell trial
Summary
In a Dublin court, a 16‑year‑old boy, who cannot be named because he is a minor, is on trial for the murder of Mongolian national Urantsetseg Tserendorj, who was 49 when she died. The boy pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter and to producing a knife and attempting to rob Ms Tserendorj on 20 January 2021. The prosecution, led by Sean Guerin SC, argued that the teenager "went for the jugular", taking a knife and stabbing her in the neck, an act that caused a fatal carotid artery injury. CCTV footage and the boy's admission to Gardaí were presented. The case focuses on the boy's state of mind at the time of the attack, with the jury instructed to decide whether the prosecution proved a guilty mind for murder or manslaughter. The trial continues tomorrow.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder accused 'went for the jugular', prosecution tell trial. 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 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 29, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 20, 2021 Incident
- January 20th Incident
- January 21st Incident
- January 20th, 2021 Incident
- January 29th Hearing Or Sentence
- February 3rd Other
- January 25th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-11-01 Publication
Why: The 16-year-old, who cannot be named because he is a minor, has gone on trial charged with murdering Mongolian national Urantsetseg Tserendorj in January 2021. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 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 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Custom House
- Mater Hospital
- from Store Street Garda Station
- Store Street
Topics
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