Boy B subjected to 'manipulation' during interview over Ana Kriégel murder, court hears

Forensic psychologist had watched videos of the interviews and found they were 'inadequate' and 'inappropriate' for a 13-year-old boy, Court of Appeal heard

Boy B and his co-accused Boy A were found guilty by a Central Criminal Court jury in June 2019 of murdering Ana Kriégel at a derelict house in St Catherine’s Park in Lucan in May 2018. Picture: Family Handout/PA Wire

One of the teenagers who murdered 14-year-old Ana Kriégel was subjected to "manipulation and pressure" by gardaí when he gave statements that were used to convict him, the Court of Appeal has heard.

James Dwyer SC, for the now 17-year-old who was known as Boy B during his trial, said the prosecution relied heavily on those interviews and without them there would have been "almost no evidence against him".