‘I am sorry. I never intended for anyone to be shot’
Joseph Sullivan, 24, of 25 Ballyfermot Road in the city, appeared at Dublin District Court yesterday charged in connection with the death of 17-year-old Sumbo Owoiya who died after being shot through the door of his apartment in Dunboyne, Co Meath, in the early hours of last Friday morning.
The accused, who was one of two people arrested on Friday evening in connection with the shooting, currently faces a single charge under the Firearms Act, which is possession of a gun in suspicious circumstances.
The court heard that when charged, Mr Sullivan replied: “I am sorry. I never intended for anyone to be shot.”
He added an apology for what happened to the victim and said he was sorry for the teenager’s family.
Judge Tom Fitzpatrick remanded the accused in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court again this Friday.
Sumbo Owoiya suffered a bullet wound to the leg in an attack at the apartment he shared with his father at the Court apartment complex in the Dunboyne Castle development.
He was rushed to James Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown but died a short time later. The teenager had been living in Ireland for the past two years.
A woman who was arrested in connection with the attack was released without charge and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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