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'Grotesque' murderer Daniel Murtagh withdraws appeal in Nadine Lott case
Summary
Daniel Murtagh, aged 34 when sentenced, withdrew his appeal against a murder conviction for the death of his former partner Nadine Lott, who was 30. The Court of Appeal heard the withdrawal request and granted it without any submissions. Murtagh was found guilty of murder after a two‑day trial at the Central Criminal Court, where the jury rejected his intoxication defence and accepted the prosecution's case that he had formed the intent to kill. He received a mandatory life sentence in October 2021. The trial described how Murtagh beat Lott to the point of being "completely unrecognisable", leaving her with "extreme and grotesque" injuries that caused her death on 17 December 2019. No further appeal was pursued. Daniel Murtagh pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Grotesque' murderer Daniel Murtagh withdraws appeal in Nadine Lott case. Charges or matters: Ms Lott's murder but was found guilty by a unanimous jury who deliberated at the Central Criminal Court over two days before Mr Justice Michael MacGrath; murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Ms Lott at her apartment in St Mary's Court, Arklow. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- October 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 14, 2019 Incident
- December 17, 2019 Incident
- October 4, 2021 Incident
- 2024-04-18 Publication
Why: However, it was not until his fourth and final interview that he explained that he had held a charger for a tyre pump in his hand for solidity and had "wrapped" the wire around his knuckles as he beat Ms Lott. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: Ms Lott's murder but was found guilty by a unanimous jury who deliberated at the Central Criminal Court over two days before Mr Justice Michael MacGrath; murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Ms Lott at her apartment in St Mary's Court, Arklow (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Murtagh received a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment on October 4, 2021.
Places mentioned
- Court of Appeal
- Central Criminal Court
- St Vincent's Hospital
- Ms Lott's house
Topics
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