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Man jailed for life for murdering father-of-one

Date
2014-01-28

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Andrew Gibney, aged 21, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Gerard Burnett, aged 28, in Mulhuddart on 21 August 2012. Burnett suffered 30 stab wounds after an attack by a group of men outside his girlfriend's house and died in hospital. Gibney pleaded not guilty but the jury, after four‑and‑a‑half hours, returned a 10‑2 guilty verdict. Judge Patrick McCarthy imposed a life sentence, back‑dating it to 28 August 2012 for time already spent in custody. The prosecution argued Gibney was part of a joint enterprise; testimony included accounts of a group of men armed with knives, a doorbell incident, and statements from Denise Farrell and Lee Dalton. The pathologist confirmed multiple fatal stab wounds to Burnett's head, lung, heart and liver. The judge thanked the jury and excused them from further service for ten years.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man jailed for life for murdering father-of-one. Charges or matters: murdering Gerard Burnett (28) at Castlecurragh Vale, Mulhuddart on August 21, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

August 21, 2012 Incident
August 28, 2012 Other
2014-01-28 Publication

Case subjects

Andrew Gibney

Defendant

Charges: murdering Gerard Burnett (28) at Castlecurragh Vale, Mulhuddart on August 21, 2012 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy sentenced him to life imprisonment and backdated it to August 28, 2012 for time spent in custody. "Mr Gibney, in light of the verdict of the jury, I hereby sentence you to imprisonment for life," said the judge.