Damien Singleton found guilty of murder in Dublin

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Damien Singleton was found guilty of murder at the Central Criminal Court on 25 November 2021, after a unanimous jury verdict.

Singleton had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Peter Donnelly on O’Connell Street, Dublin, on 11 June 2019. The jury rejected the defence that intoxication left Singleton unable to form the intent to kill.

The mandatory life sentence was due to be addressed on 3 December 2021, when the court was to hear a victim impact statement. The reports supplied here do not establish the eventual sentencing outcome.