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Man (42) admits to trying to murder woman
Summary
A 42‑year‑old man named Matthias Kelly, who has an acquired brain injury, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to attempting to murder Fiona Timmermans on 7 September 2024 at Newbury Lawns, Clonshaugh. He also admitted trespassing on the same day, committing an arrestable offence, and producing a serrated kitchen knife in a manner likely to intimidate. Kelly further confessed to threatening Ms Timmermans on 1 September 2024 at an unknown location, intending the threat to be carried out. He pleaded guilty to damaging property, specifically the sitting‑room and front‑bedroom windows of Jennifer Barror on 6 September 2024. Defence counsel informed the judge that Kelly's brain injury was operative at the time of the offences and requested legal aid for a medical report. The court adjourned the case to 10 November for a sentence hearing, with victim impact evidence to be presented then.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man (42) admits to trying to murder woman. Charges or matters: the attempted murder of Fiona Timmermans at Newbury Lawns, Clonshaugh in Dublin 17 on September 7, 2024; having entered a building known as Newbury Lawns in Clonshaugh as a trespasser, to commit an arrestable offence therein, to wit, attempted murder on the same occasion; producing in a manner likely unlawfully to intimidate another person, an article capable of inflicting serious injury, to wit, a kitchen knife with a serrated blade, in the course of a dispute on the same occasion; damaging property without lawful excuse, to wit, the sitting room window and front bedroom window belonging to Jennifer Barror, intending such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged at Millbrook Avenue, Coolock in Dublin 13 on September 6, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 7, 2024 Incident
- September 1 2024 Other
- September 6, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 26, 2026 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 10 Adjournment
- 2025-07-29 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the attempted murder of Fiona Timmermans at Newbury Lawns, Clonshaugh in Dublin 17 on September 7, 2024; having entered a building known as Newbury Lawns in Clonshaugh as a trespasser, to commit an arrestable offence therein, to wit, attempted murder on the same occasion; producing in a manner likely unlawfully to intimidate another person, an article capable of inflicting serious injury, to wit, a kitchen knife with a serrated blade, in the course of a dispute on the same occasion; damaging property without lawful excuse, to wit, the sitting room window and front bedroom window belonging to Jennifer Barror, intending such property or being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged at Millbrook Avenue, Coolock in Dublin 13 on September 6, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice McDermott directed that these reports and victim impact statements be prepared and adjourned the matter to November 10, when a sentence hearing will take place.; Mr Justice McDermott directed that these reports and victim impact statements be prepared and adjourned the matter to November 10, when a sentence hearing will take place.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Millbrook Avenue
Topics
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