{The teenager} who stabbed Urantsetseg Tserendorj to loss of life needed to rob not kill her and must be discovered responsible of manslaughter somewhat than homicide, his barrister has informed the Central Felony Court docket.
Attorneys for the Director of Public Prosecutions and for the 16-year outdated accused delivered their transient closing speeches within the trial on Monday morning.
Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring will proceed her cost to the jury within the afternoon earlier than the seven ladies and 5 males can start contemplating their verdict.
Michael O’Higgins SC, for the accused, mentioned that though his shopper was simply 14 years outdated on the time of the killing he had developed a drug behavior and went out to steal cash to purchase medication.
He requested the jury to take a look at CCTV footage of the assault and to contemplate whether or not the deadly damage to the deceased’s neck might have been unintentional.
Sean Gillane SC, for the DPP, mentioned that an individual stabbing somebody within the neck can solely intend to trigger severe hurt. “That’s the solely logical conclusion on a chilly evaluation of the info,” he mentioned. “The suitable verdict is responsible of homicide.”
The accused, who can’t be recognized as he’s a minor, has pleaded not responsible to the homicide of Ms Tserendorj however responsible to her manslaughter on January twenty ninth, 2021.
The State didn’t settle for his plea. He has additionally pleaded responsible to producing a knife and to trying to rob Ms Tserendorj on a walkway between George’s Dock and Customized Home Quay within the IFSC, Dublin on January twentieth, 2021.