Dale Creighton died after Tallaght assault as pleas accepted

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Dale Creighton died after an assault linked to proceedings at the Central Criminal Court. The accused pleaded guilty to lesser charges, and their pleas were accepted. The proceedings were reported on 22 December 2016.

He was assaulted at a footbridge over the Tallaght bypass between Saint Dominic’s Road and Greenhills Road and died in hospital the following day from blunt-force injuries to his head and face.

Six men and one woman went on trial at the Central Criminal Court in October after pleading not guilty to murder. Those charges were dropped after their pleas to lesser charges were accepted.

Victim-impact statements from Dale Creighton’s parents were read at the Central Criminal Court hearing on 21 December 2016. Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy was due to pronounce sentence on January 16.