'Boy B' seeks to introduce fresh evidence in appeal over Ana Kriégel murder conviction

Now 17-year-old was unanimously found guilty of murdering the schoolgirl in June 2019 and was sentenced to 15 years detention, to be reviewed after eight years

Ana Kriegel, 14, whose naked body was found with a ligature around her neck in a derelict house in Lucan, Co Dublin, days after she went missing on May 14, 2018. Picture: Family Handout/PA Wire

One of the boys convicted of murdering schoolgirl Ana Kriégel is seeking to introduce fresh evidence at his upcoming appeal and wants to challenge the admissibility of matters that weren't challenged at trial, the Court of Appeal heard on Friday morning.

Brendan Grehan SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, told the Court of Appeal on Friday that the State had received the submissions on behalf of Boy B last week and anticipated the application to "enlarge grounds" and introduce fresh evidence would be opposed.