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Man (30) to face court charged with murder of Finglas father-of-four Mark Carroll
Derek Boyd was arrested earlier this week and will face several other charges
A 30-year-old man is to appear in court again on Tuesday after he was charged with murder at a late-night special sitting of Dublin District Court.
Derek Boyd, of Scribblestown Place, Finglas, is accused of the murder of Mark Carroll (34) at that location on June 9 last year.
In January, an adjourned inquest into Mr Carroll's death was told that he had died from a stab wound. The incident happened at about 1am.
The father of four from Finglas was taken to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
Mr Boyd was remanded in custody when he appeared before Judge Áine Clancy at Dublin District Court on Tuesday night and is due to appear before Cloverhill District Court by video link next Tuesday morning.
Mark Carroll was stabbed to death last year
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Evidence of arrest, charge and caution was given by Detective Sergeant Niall Murray, who told the court that Mr Boyd made no reply when the murder charge was put to him at Finglas garda station at 7pm on Tuesday.
He was also charged with three separate offences.
He was charged with assaulting a named man at Barry Road, Finglas, on April 17 last year, as well as being intoxicated in a public place – Barry Drive in Finglas – the following day.
Derek Boyd
He was also charged that on April 18 last year he engaged in threatening and abusive behaviour at Barry Drive.
Mr Boyd was arrested on Monday by appointment. He was represented in court on Tuesday night by Aaron Sweeney of Phelim O'Neill Solicitors, and legal aid was granted.
If Mr Boyd decides to apply for bail, he must make the application in the High Court.
The defence is awaiting a book of evidence and further directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mr Carroll had been living in the Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, Co Meath, at the time of his death.
At last January's brief inquest hearing at Dublin District Coroner's Court, the victim's father, Kevin Carroll, who lives in Co Monaghan, gave evidence of formally identifying his son's body to gardaí on the day after his son's death.
