Michael Kinsella jailed for 15 years for manslaughter

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Michael Kinsella was jailed for 15 years for manslaughter; his uncle Wayne Kinsella was already serving a life sentence for Adil Essalhi’s murder. Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy imposed Michael Kinsella’s sentence on 31 May 2016.

Michael Kinsella was 24 and lived at Swiftbrook Close, Tallaght. The proceedings were reported on 31 May 2016.

Michael Kinsella had originally faced a murder charge. The Director for Public Prosecutions accepted his plea to the lesser offence of manslaughter. The report placed that acceptance in the previous December.

Adil Essalhi, who had five children, was attacked on 6 January 2011. He was beaten and stabbed up to 50 times. His killers then poured bleach over him and attempted to burn his body.

The court heard that the men had spent the day drinking. Wayne Kinsella then received a call claiming that Adil Essalhi had a role in his brother’s killing. Michael Kinsella later acknowledged that Adil Essalhi had no involvement in his uncle’s death.

The men enticed Adil Essalhi into fields behind an apartment complex. His remains were discovered in a ditch there a week later.

During an April sentencing hearing, Adil Essalhi’s mother, Geraldine, described to the court the devastation his death had caused her family.