Viorel Doroscan and Otniel Clejan jailed for murder

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Viorel Doroscan and Otniel Richardo Clejan were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Mahamud Ilyas at the Central Criminal Court on 23 June 2025.

The trial heard that Doroscan and Clejan beat Ilyas at an apartment in Blanchardstown after a dispute over cannabis, then left him in a wooded area in County Meath.

The judge said they had shown disregard for Ilyas after seriously injuring him. The jury had convicted both men by unanimous verdict earlier that year.