Three who identified Ana Kriegel murderers may face trial at higher Circuit Court after appeal

Cases heard at the Circuit Court can result in more severe penalties upon conviction

Ana Kriegel (pictured) was murdered at a disused farmhouse by the boys when they were both 13 years old. File photo: Family Handout/PA

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling that quashed a District Court judge's refusal to hear the cases of three people accused of publishing information online identifying the teenage boys who murdered Ana Kriegel in 2018.

“We do not consider that there was any unfairness to the respondents, or breach of their rights to constitutional justice,” said Mr Justice John Edwards on Thursday, vacating a ruling by the High Court in which Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan quashed a decision by Judge John Hughes to refuse jurisdiction in the case.