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Second man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder
Summary
A 49-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to facilitating the murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. Gerard Cruise, with an address at Lower Sherrard Street in Dublin 1, was originally charged with the murder at a house in Rathmullan Park, County Louth, on January 12 or 13, 2020. He pleaded guilty today to participating in activities with intent to facilitate the serious offence, with knowledge of a criminal organisation's existence, contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. The 17-year-old was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12, 2020. His remains were discovered in various locations over subsequent months. A co-accused, Paul Crosby, pleaded guilty to the same charge last month. Mr Justice Tony Hunt remanded Cruise in custody until January 23 for sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Second man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder. Charges or matters: the lesser charge of facilitating the 17-year-old's murder; the same charge. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 12 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 11 Incident
- January 12, 2020 Other
- March 11, 2020 Adjournment
- January 23 Adjournment
- February 2019 Adjournment
- 2023-01-13 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: the same charge (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: John Byrne SC, prosecuting, told the judges that Cruise's co-accused was listed for sentence on January 23 and asked that the defendant be remanded in custody until that date. Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Sarah Berkeley and Judge Alan Mitchell, remanded Cruise in custody until January 23, for a sentence hearing.; John Byrne SC, prosecuting, told the judges that Cruise's co-accused was listed for sentence on January 23 and asked that the defendant be remanded in custody until that date.
Accused
Charges: the lesser charge of facilitating the 17-year-old's murder; the same charge (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: John Byrne SC, prosecuting, told the judges that Cruise's co-accused was listed for sentence on January 23 and asked that the defendant be remanded in custody until that date.
Defendant
Charges: the same charge (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Sarah Berkeley and Judge Alan Mitchell, remanded Cruise in custody until January 23, for a sentence hearing.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- The Special Criminal Court
- Lower Sherrard Street
- Rathmullan
- Rathmullan Park
- Drogheda
- Louth
- Rathmullan
- Rathmullan Park
- Rathmullen Park
- Drogheda
- Louth
- Peter Cooney from Drogheda Garda Station
- Drogheda
- Rathmullan Park
Topics
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