Teenager pleads guilty to manslaughter, denies murder

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A 17-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court on 31 August 2020. The teenager is accused of killing Azzam Raguragai, 18, during an encounter at Finsbury Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14, on 10 May 2019.

The manslaughter plea was not accepted by the Director of Public Prosecutions, and the teenager went on trial accused of murder. The accused cannot be identified because he is a minor.