Two boys plead not guilty to murder of Anastasia Kriegel

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Two boys pleaded not guilty to murdering 14-year-old Anastasia Kriegel. One also pleaded not guilty to aggravated sexual assault involving serious violence.

The proceedings were reported on 29 April 2019. The trial was at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin before Mr Justice Paul McDermott.

The alleged offences took place at Glenwood House in Lucan on 14 May 2018. Anastasia’s body was found there on 17 May, three days after she went missing.

A jury of eight men and four women was selected, and the trial was expected to last six weeks.

Both boys were aged 14 at the time of the report and 13 at the time of the alleged offences. They cannot be identified publicly because reporting restrictions apply under the Children Act.