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# homicide - Saturday 6 July, 2019
Surge in shootings in Sweden as warring criminal gangs settle scores
“It’s about strengthening the sense of community and showing who’s the toughest.”
# homicide - Wednesday 17 April, 2019
More than 2,270 women reported a rape or sexual assault to Gardaí last year
The majority of those who reported sexual assaults were female.
# homicide - Tuesday 15 January, 2019
Two arrests over death of man in Cavan house fire last August
Oliver Murray died at the house fire in Ballyjamesduff last August.
# homicide - Wednesday 27 June, 2018
New figures show increases in crime across every category (except homicides)
Sexual offences were up by just under 15% in the year to the end of March.
# homicide - Tuesday 29 May, 2018
Man in his 20s arrested over death of Joseph Deacy in Mayo last August
Gardaí have treated the death of Joe Deacy as a homicide since the initial post-mortem results last year.
# homicide - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
Policing Authority denies it 'told tales' on garda civilian staff who raised concerns
The analysts said they were pressured to sign off on inaccurate data.
# homicide - Tuesday 27 February, 2018
Dublin man shot while sitting in car on Sunday dies of his injuries
Kenneth Finn had been in intensive care.
# homicide - Wednesday 14 February, 2018
'How in God's name could that be called a comprehensive analysis?': Garda homicide figures probed
Figures from An Garda Síochána were before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today.
# homicide - Thursday 1 February, 2018
Policing Authority 'frustrated' with delay in garda review of unrecorded homicides
A review was due to be published last June.
# homicide - Tuesday 15 August, 2017
Appeal for information after death of man found outside Mayo house treated as homicide
The alarm was raised by a passer-by on Saturday morning but the man dies on Sunday.
# homicide - Wednesday 2 August, 2017
Man arrested over homicide of mother-of-one released without charge
Amy McCarthy was found dead in a vacant premises in Cork city centre in April.
# homicide - Saturday 8 July, 2017
'Dealing with a loved one's death is difficult, but a murder poses special problems'
Joan Deane helps people deal with the trauma of losing someone through homicide.
# homicide - Monday 10 October, 2016
Family faces homicide charges after girl (13) dies following 68-day fast
The girl was reportedly fasting in accordance with an ancient religious ritual.
# homicide - Tuesday 16 February, 2016
Human error probably responsible for train crash that killed 11
A 39-year-old dispatcher could face up to five years in prison.
# homicide - Tuesday 29 December, 2015
'Affluenza' teen who killed four people in car crash arrested in Mexico
During the sentencing phase of Ethan Couch’s trial, a defence expert argued that Couch’s wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility — a condition the expert termed “affluenza”.
# homicide - Tuesday 1 December, 2015
US marine found guilty of killing woman after discovering she was transgender
Jennifer Laude was found dead in a hotel room last year.
# homicide - Sunday 26 July, 2015
Four killers on temporary release from prison this month
More than 500 prisoners were on temporary release across the country this month.
# homicide - Tuesday 26 May, 2015
Homicide investigation into BB King death, amid claims that he was poisoned
King died at age 89 on 14 May in Las Vegas. The blues legend’s daughters have reportedly accused his aides of poisoning him.
# homicide - Friday 10 April, 2015
Families of murder victims say they are "invisible" in law
One survey respondent reported that they felt “non-existent, not respected, like we were nobody.”
# homicide - Monday 9 February, 2015
Teenager (16) charged with murder after 'sending Snapchat selfie with body'
A parent of one of the recipients passed a screenshot on to police.
# homicide - Monday 27 October, 2014
Prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius verdict and sentencing
The next step is to file papers in court
# homicide - Friday 12 September, 2014
Here's how long Oscar Pistorius's prison sentence could be
The former Olympian’s sentence could technically be left off with a fine and suspended sentence.
# homicide - Friday 8 August, 2014
Former White House Press Secretary's death ruled a homicide - 33 years after he was shot
James Brady died earlier this week, more than three decades after he was shot while serving alongside President Reagan.
# homicide - Thursday 7 August, 2014
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of crimes against humanity
Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea were charged with crimes against humanity, genocide, religious persecution, homicide and torture.
# homicide - Wednesday 18 June, 2014
Patients with mental illness twice as likely to be victims of homicide
A study suggests one third are killed by other patients.
# homicide - Thursday 15 May, 2014
Former NFL star Hernandez charged with double murder
The ex-New England Patriot is already awaiting trial for an unrelated fatal shooting.
# homicide - Thursday 27 February, 2014
Man dies after stabbing at derelict Dublin pub
A group of men had been at the abandoned pub when the stabbing took place.
# homicide - Wednesday 11 September, 2013
Serious criminals will have DNA logged on international database
The Minister for Justice published the Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013 today that will force criminals to give DNA samples.
# homicide - Friday 28 June, 2013
False imprisonment cases up, overall crime down in latest stats
Significant drops were recorded for weapons and controlled drug offences.
# homicide - Tuesday 18 June, 2013
Families of murder victims unhappy with sentencing and bail laws
Support group AdVic has called for a number of reforms, including minimum sentences for homicide.
# homicide - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
Oscar Pistorius' brother acquitted of killing woman in road crash
Carl Pistorius’ case was brought to court shortly after athlete Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day.
# homicide - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Rise in number of homicides and sexual offences in 2012
Justice Minister Alan Shatter said the overall drop in crime lat year provides reassurance that “efficiencies” are making a real contribution to public safety.
# homicide - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Nine charged with homicide over Brazil nightclub fire that killed 241
The two owners of the nightclub, three of their partners, two musicians who were performing on the night and a two firefighters have been charged over the blaze in January.
# homicide - Friday 21 December, 2012
New crime figures show burglaries on the rise
New crime statistics show most types of crime declined in the twelve months to September – but burglary and fraud both increased.
# homicide - Monday 30 April, 2012
New figures show increase in sexual offences and robberies
This was one of the trends seen in the Garda Recorded Crime Statistics 2006 – 2010, which also showed a detection rate of 99 per cent for controlled drug offences and road and traffic offences.
# homicide - Saturday 21 April, 2012
Families of homicide victims call for end of concurrent sentencing
“There is terrible inequality in the Irish justice system, where the rights of victims of homicide and their families constantly fall by the wayside,” say AdVIC.
Three prisoners serving sentence for homicide offences are 'unlawfully at large'
One prisoner absconded in 2004 while another escaped in 2010.
# homicide - Friday 28 October, 2011
Jump in number of burglaries happening across Ireland
Meanwhile, Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said new CSO figures give a “positive picture” of Ireland as there were decreases in 12 of the 14 crime groups.
# homicide - Thursday 28 July, 2011
Justice minister promises 'no complacency' as crime figures drop
Quarterly figures show a drop across all classifications of reported crime in Ireland.
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