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Athlone murder trial jury view CCTV footage

Summary

The Central Criminal Court heard evidence from CCTV footage during the trial of two men charged with murder in County Roscommon. Leszek Sychulec, aged 34, of Drinan in Ballymahon, County Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz, aged 35, from Warsaw, Poland, are accused of murdering Patryk Krupa at Bogganfin, Athlone on 20 June 2014. The prosecution alleges the victim was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the Shannon. Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and to a second charge each of false imprisonment on the same date and location. A jury of twelve was empanelled to hear the case. Video footage captured at Collins Service Station in Athlone on the evening in question was presented to the jury, along with still photographs extracted from the footage. The jury was subsequently excused pending discussion of legal matters.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Athlone murder trial jury view CCTV footage. Charges or matters: murdering Patryk Krupa; falsely imprisoning Mr Krupa. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• June 20th, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2016-04-07 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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