Urantsetseg Tserendorj murder conviction upheld on appeal

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A teenager’s life sentence for murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj remained in place after the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction on 2 November 2023. Tserendorj was stabbed on a walkway in Dublin’s IFSC while walking home from work on 20 January 2021.

The court rejected all grounds of appeal, including challenges to evidence about another attempted robbery, a prosecution opening remark, hearsay evidence and the trial judge’s conduct. The sentence, imposed in February 2023, was subject to review after 13 years; the appeal ruling left the murder conviction upheld.