Two men found guilty of murder of Mahamud Ilyas

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Viorel Doroscan and Otniel Richardo Clejan were found guilty of murdering 22-year-old Mahamud Ilyas after a jury returned unanimous verdicts. Both men had pleaded not guilty to the murder, which occurred on December 9, 2022. The proceedings were reported on May 20, 2025.

The verdicts rejected their defence that they acted in self-defence after Mr Ilyas allegedly entered an apartment with a weapon and threatened to kill them. The report said his body was discovered in a wooded area in Co Meath on December 10, 2022, and that he died from blunt force trauma to the head.