Michael Maughan jailed for Co Clare murder

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Michael Maughan was convicted of murder and sentenced to life at the Central Criminal Court on 31 October 2014, with four years concurrent for assault. The offences arose from the stabbing of Piotr Nowakowski at Sandfield Mews in Ennis, Co Clare, on 23 July 2013.

A jury found Maughan guilty of both counts by unanimous decision after two hours and 23 minutes. Nowakowski was stabbed twice and died in an ambulance while being taken towards Shannon Airport.

The life sentence and the assault sentence were backdated to 24 July 2013 for time spent in custody.