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'F**k off, get me out of this court': Urantsetseg Tserendorj murderer after appeal fails

Date
2023-12-19

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

The 17‑year‑old serving a life sentence for the murder of Urantsetseg Tserendorj shouted "f**k off, get me out of this court" when the Court of Appeal refused to reduce his term. He also shouted insults at staff as they escorted him to the cell. The appeal was dismissed by Ms Justice Tara Burns, who upheld the life sentence with a 13‑year review, citing the pre‑meditated knife attack on a defenseless woman. The appeal had argued the sentence was disproportionate for a 14‑year‑old at the time of the offence and that mitigating factors such as drug addiction had not been adequately considered. The court noted the defendant's intent to rob and the use of a knife, and rejected the claim that the sentence was too harsh. The judge said the defendant must work toward rehabilitation by the review date. Urantsetseg Tserendorj pleaded guilty and was found guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'F**k off, get me out of this court': Urantsetseg Tserendorj murderer after appeal fails. Charges or matters: her manslaughter; her murder by a jury last year following two trials. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty

When:

January 20 Hearing Or Sentence
January 20, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
January 29 Hearing Or Sentence
January 18 Other
2023-12-19 Publication

Case subjects

Urantsetseg Tserendorj

Appellant

Charges: her manslaughter; her murder by a jury last year following two trials (Proven)

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Urantsetseg Tserendorj as she walked home from work shouted "f**k off, get me out of this court," this morning when he realised that the Court of Appeal was not going to reduce his detention term. Ms Justice Tara Burns delivered the judgement, rejecting all grounds of the appeal against the severity of the sentence imposed by Mr Justice Tony Hunt at the Central Criminal Court in February last year.