Dubliner sentenced to life in jail for Phoenix Park murder

A 29-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of a homeless man in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.

Dubliner sentenced to life in jail for Phoenix Park murder
Wed, 20 May, 2015 - 14:58

A 29-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of a homeless man in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.

Ciaran Moran, who is also homeless, changed his plea to guilty mid-trial, finally admitting that he had killed Gerard Donnelly with a lump hammer before setting him on fire in November 2013.

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