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Family of loving dad stabbed five times by Christina Anderson call for justice
Summary
In a sentencing hearing on 8 May 2023, the family of Gareth Kelly, a 38‑year‑old father, demanded justice after his killer, Christina Anderson, 41, stabbed him five times while he was attempting to start his car outside her home on 25 February 2020. Anderson, who had never met Kelly, approached him and stabbed him twice before returning to her house and stabbing him again. Kelly died at the scene. Anderson was initially charged with murder and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but the Director of Public Prosecutions accepted a plea of guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility due to a mental disorder. The court heard statements from Kelly's partner Maria Murphy, mother Noeleen Kelly, sister Lorraine Kelly and others, describing the profound loss and pain caused by the killing. The judge adjourned the matter to 22 May to hear mitigation pleas from Anderson's defence lawyers.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Family of loving dad stabbed five times by Christina Anderson call for justice. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- February 25, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 22 Adjournment
- February 2020 Incident
- February 16th, 2020 Other
- February 23rd Other
- 2023-05-08 Publication
Why: I know he was in pain, I know that because of the evidence. CNI source report
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