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Dublin man jailed for life for murdering man he found lying in his bed

Date
2015-12-21

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

Trevor Corr, 39, was found guilty of murdering 32‑year‑old James Humphries in Tallaght on 22 September 2013. Corr had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter; the plea was rejected. A Central Criminal Court jury, after 2 h 40 min deliberation, returned a unanimous verdict of murder. Judge Patrick McCarthy sentenced Corr to life imprisonment, back‑dating the term to 1 August 2015. Corr had been on bail after spending just over four and a half months in custody. Victim impact statements were read by Garda Sarah Bolger, including testimony from Humphries' mother, Ellen Radford, describing the pain and loss caused by the killing. Evidence presented included eyewitness accounts, a post‑mortem confirming a single fatal stab wound below the right collarbone, and DNA linking a knife found in Corr's bedroom to both victim and perpetrator. The case concluded with Corr's life sentence and a ten‑year exemption for the jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man jailed for life for murdering man he found lying in his bed. Charges or matters: murder but guilty to the manslaughter of James Humphries (32) at Kiltalown Way in Tallaght on September 22, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

September 22, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
August 1 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
July 17, 1981 Hearing Or Sentence
September 25, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
September 22 2013 Incident
September 22 Incident
September 23, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
2015-12-21 Publication

Case subjects

Trevor Corr

Convicted Person

Charges: murder but guilty to the manslaughter of James Humphries (32) at Kiltalown Way in Tallaght on September 22, 2013 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Defence counsel for Corr, Mr Brendan Grehan SC, told the court he was tasked to indicate on behalf of his client "his profound regret and sorrow that he caused the loss of life" of Mr Humphries and "there is nothing he can say that can change that." Mr Grehan asked the court to backdate the sentence of his client. The court heard Corr was presently on bail but had spent "just over four and a half months in custody before being granted bail." Mr Justice McCarthy then sentenced Corr to life imprisonment and backdated it to August 1 2015.