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Remorseless killer who left friend's body in dog pen gets life
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, Padraig Delaney, aged 44, was found guilty of murdering his friend Shane Knott, aged 37, who was discovered in a dog pen in Delaney's back garden wrapped in carpet underlay. Delaney claimed self‑defence after an alleged attack with scissors, but the jury rejected this defence. The court described the killing as brutal, with Knott suffering multiple head and brain injuries and his left face crushed. Delaney's statements about a Kinahan crime organisation sending Knott were deemed unfounded. Delaney, a former cabinet maker with a history of alcohol and substance abuse, was sentenced to life imprisonment. The judge called the murder "particularly brutal" and the treatment of the body "callous and disrespectful.".
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Remorseless killer who left friend's body in dog pen gets life. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 3 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 14, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2023 Other
- April 3, 2024 Incident
- April 14th Incident
- 2025-05-12 Publication
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- been detained at Naas Garda Station
- Naas
- Delaney's house
Topics
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