Youth charged with murder as Central Criminal Court trial continues

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A youth charged with murder was before the Central Criminal Court in Castlebar on 12 July 2017, as his trial continued. He cannot be named for legal reasons.

The court heard evidence that the youth chased Dovydas Jenkas around a garden trampoline with a homemade knife. Jenkas suffered a stab wound to his upper body and neighbours unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate him.

The youth denies murder. The trial was continuing.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.