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Third party 'may well have been involved' in Dublin park murder, judge notes
Summary
During an appeal of Feri Anghel's life sentence for the murder of Artene Bob, a Court of Appeal judge noted that the evidence could allow for a third party's involvement. The judge said that the injuries and forensic findings suggested more than one person may have struck Bob, who was found dead in Tallaght's Sean Walsh Memorial Park on 13 April 2018. Anghel was convicted on circumstantial evidence, with no DNA linking him to the scene, while DNA from four other individuals was found on Bob's glasses. The judge highlighted that Bob's injuries were consistent with multiple assailants and that the pathologist's testimony supported this possibility. He concluded that a rational inference could point to a third party, and the court would reserve judgment pending further review of CCTV footage. Feri Anghel pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Third party 'may well have been involved' in Dublin park murder, judge notes. Charges or matters: Mr Bob's murder by a Central Criminal Court jury in April of last year and received the mandatory life sentence, for what Mr Justice Paul Burns described as the "cynical, vicious and extremely violent" attack on Mr Bob, who the judge described as a "decent and hard-working man"; the murder but was unanimously convicted. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- April 13, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 9, 2018 Incident
- 2023-07-13 Publication
Why: Mr Dwyer said that this witness had "an animus" toward Anghel, because she was told by gardaí prior to making her statement that the man she was working with was a killer. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: Mr Bob's murder by a Central Criminal Court jury in April of last year and received the mandatory life sentence, for what Mr Justice Paul Burns described as the "cynical, vicious and extremely violent" attack on Mr Bob, who the judge described as a "decent and hard-working man"; the murder but was unanimously convicted (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted
Convicted Person
Charges: Mr Bob's murder by a Central Criminal Court jury in April of last year and received the mandatory life sentence, for what Mr Justice Paul Burns described as the "cynical, vicious and extremely violent" attack on Mr Bob, who the judge described as a "decent and hard-working man"; the murder but was unanimously convicted (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- Sean Walsh Memorial Park
- Tallaght
- Tallaght Hospital
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