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Three who identified Kriegel murderers may face trial at higher Circuit Court after appeal

Summary

The Court of Appeal overturned a High Court ruling that had reversed a District Court judge's refusal to hear the cases of three people accused of publishing online information that identified the teenage boys who murdered Ana Kriegel in 2018. The Court of Appeal held that the District Court judge had not acted unfairly and that a subsequent judge could reconsider jurisdiction. The three accused – Edel Doherty, 48, Kyle Rooney, 26, and Declan Corcoran, 30 – had been charged with posting photos and naming the boys on social media. They had been initially told by Judge Brian O'Shea that the District Court could hear their matters, but Judge John Hughes later ruled the offences were too serious for the District Court and sent them to the Circuit Court. The High Court had quashed Judge Hughes' decision, but the Court of Appeal vacated that order and remitted the matters back to the District Court for further consideration.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Three who identified Kriegel murderers may face trial at higher Circuit Court after appeal. Charges or matters: posting of photos of the two boys on Twitter; naming the boys on Twitter; posting images of them; posting photos on Facebook of two teenagers. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• October 2020 Incident
• May 2018 Incident
• December 2, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 1 Adjournment
• 2023-11-16 Publication

Why: Ms Justice Phelan quashed Judge Hughes' decision, saying the manner in which the judge approached the issue of jurisdiction was unfair because he did not address the cases individually or give reasons for the change. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report