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Wife tells court of feeling how murdered husband 'died in fear'

Date
2023-01-13

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

Clare Parsons, wife of the 34‑year‑old Vincent Parsons, gave a victim‑impact statement at the Central Criminal Court after the mandatory life sentences were imposed on Philip Disney (27) and Sean Carlyle (30). She described her husband as a loving, gentle family man who had never been aggressive. She said she was in denial when she first heard the news of his death, that the body was returned to her after ten days, and that the loss had shattered her family's life. She recalled the fear she felt when she realised he had been murdered, the long wait to see him, and the emotional toll of losing him. She thanked the court, the jury, the police and the public for their support, and said she would never get Vincent back but that justice had been served. The statement was read in plain Irish‑English prose and did not speculate on future outcomes.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Wife tells court of feeling how murdered husband 'died in fear'. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

August 24, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
December 5 Hearing Or Sentence
August 26, 2019 Incident
24 August Other
26 August Other
2023-01-13 Publication

Why: He was a fun uncle because he was just a big kid at heart. CNI source report

Case subjects

Philip Disney

Defendant

Sean Carlyle

Defendant

Outcome: Detective Garda Conor Harrison told the court that Carlyle had 27 previous convictions, including a three-year sentence for violent disorder in a pub, production of an article during the course of a dispute and dangerous driving.