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Man guilty in body in bog murder

Man guilty in body in bog murder

A 22-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of a Brazilian man in a bog in north Kerry in 2012.

Sun, 01 Nov, 2015

‘Worst set of facts’ heard by trial jury

‘Worst set of facts’ heard by trial jury

A murder trial jury has been told it has sat through one of the worst set of facts in relation to any murder in the history of the State.

Fri, 30 Oct, 2015

Brazilian man ‘begged not to be killed’

Brazilian man ‘begged not to be killed’

A Brazilian man led into a bog in north Kerry before being stabbed 64 times and his body left in a drain had been crying and begged not to be killed, the Central Criminal Court in Tralee was told yesterday.

Thu, 29 Oct, 2015

Accused’s sister says she heard stab claim

Accused’s sister says she heard stab claim

The sister of a man accused of the murder of a 28-year-old Brazilian man from Gort, Co Galway, whose body was found in a drain in a bog in north Kerry has said she heard her brother say he had stabbed the deceased “in the heart”.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2015