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BreakingNews.ie
06-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man feared for his life when driving alleged perpetrators of fatal assault, court hears
A young man feared for his life when he drove the alleged perpetrators of a serious assault from Blanchardstown in Dublin to an isolated area where the alleged victim would later be found having died from his injuries, a barrister has told the Central Criminal Court. In his closing speech on Tuesday, Michael Lynn SC told the jury that his client, Lorenzo Cantaragiu (21), acted reasonably given the "intimidating and terrifying" circumstances in which he found himself. Advertisement Mr Lynn said Mr Cantaragiu was terrified, believed he was at risk, and froze. He reminded the jury that Mr Cantaragiu told gardaí that his two co-accused, who are charged with murder, threatened to kill him and he saw no way to escape. Mr Lynn added: "At his age, in the circumstances in which he found himself, he acted reasonably. What else could he have done?" Mr Cantaragiu, of Castlegrange Park, Blanchardstown, faces four charges of impeding the prosecution or apprehension of Viorel Doroscan (23) and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24), while knowing or believing them to have committed the offence of causing serious harm to Mahamud Ilyas. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The prosecution alleges that Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan fatally assaulted Mr Ilyas following a row over a stolen bag of cannabis on December 9th, 2022 at an apartment at Verdemont in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. Advertisement Mr Doroscan, of Bay Meadows Square, Hollystown, West Dublin, and Mr Clejan, with a former address at Verdemont, have pleaded not guilty to Mr Ilyas's murder. Mr Ilyas died from blunt force trauma to the head. Assistant State pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster told the jury that the deceased sustained depressed fractures to his head, which were "typical of hammer blows". Lawyers for Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan told the jury that their clients acted in self-defence after Mr Ilyas attacked them. It is alleged that Mr Cantaragiu impeded the prosecution by driving Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan to Belgree Lane in Co Meath, where Mr Ilyas's body was found in a field the following day. It is further alleged that Mr Cantaragiu cleaned his car to impede the prosecution. Mr Lynn urged the jury to accept that his client told the truth when he described to gardaí that he was terrified and shaking when Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan approached him. Advertisement He had told gardaí that Mr Doroscan "jumped" him, kicked him a few times and broke his tooth. He said he was afraid of Mr Doroscan because Mr Doroscan had beaten him up in the past. Mr Lynn further reminded the jury that during the drive to Belgree Lane, Mr Cantragiu recalled Mr Clejan telling him that he would kill him if he tried to run away. Mr Cantaragiu added: "I was stuck. Nothing was coming into my head at that point. I was just doing what they were saying. I couldn't judge right, I still can't judge right now. My head is all over the place." The defendant also told gardaí that he feared that "bigger criminals" or drug dealers would come after him and he was worried for his family. Advertisement Mr Lynn said the jury could also be satisfied that when he began driving, Mr Ilyas was still alive and Mr Cantaragiu believed he was taking him to his mother's house. He had not gone with the intention to impede any prosecution, Mr Lynn said. During the drive, it became apparent they were not bringing Mr Ilyas to his mother's house, Mr Lynn said, and Mr Cantaragiu "fled" the scene after seeing Mr Ilyas being taken from the car. Ireland Man who fell and hit his head in gym settles case... Read More Mr Lynn added: "If he had intended to impede their arrest or prosecution, he would have remained with them and driven them to whatever destination they wanted to go to, but he didn't do that; he left them high and dry." Mr Lynn said the evidence showed that Mr Cantaragiu had previously arranged to sell his car and decided to go through with the sale. He cleaned the car ahead of the sale, not to destroy evidence, Mr Lynn said. Advertisement Mr Lynn said his client had cooperated with gardaí and provided information that was of real assistance to the investigation. He added: "I urge you to accept his account at interview as reliable and truthful, and I suggest to you that he had no intention whatsoever of impeding any arrest or prosecution." Mr Justice Tony Hunt will deliver his charge to the jury of five women and seven men on Wednesday before they begin their deliberations.
BreakingNews.ie
28-04-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Murder trial jury watch Snapchat video allegedly showing bloodied victim
The jury in the trial of two men accused of beating another man to death have viewed a Snapchat video allegedly showing the victim lying bloodied on the ground. Viorel Doroscan (23), of Bay Meadows Square, Hollystown, West Dublin, and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24), with a former address at Verdemont in Blanchardstown in Dublin 15, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mahamud Ilyas on December 9th, 2022. Advertisement Mr Ilyas was allegedly beaten to death after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis, sustaining depressed fractures to his head which a State pathologist said were 'typical of hammer blows'. At the Central Criminal Court on Monday, trial judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt briefed the jury before they watched the Snapchat video, saying that they must approach the evidence in an 'unemotional and dispassionate' manner, despite its potentially upsetting contents. The video showed a man lying on the ground, face up, with visible blood on his face and a large blood stain on the wall behind him. The short clip showed the video-taker moving in closer to the head of the man on the floor and the shoe of the video-taker can be seen briefly. Advertisement Detective Inspector Liam Donoghue, of Blanchardstown Garda Station, told prosecution counsel Eoin Lawlor SC that he contacted Snapchat's office in the United States to request that they preserve data in regards to Mr Doroscan, Mr Ilyas and Mr Clejan. He said he believed Mr Doroscan had possession of a video relating to Mr Ilyas. The witness proceeded to show a comparison of the shoe in the video and CCTV footage of Mr Doroscan on the same day, wearing shoes that Det Insp Donoghue said visually matched those in the video. He said the video, which was posted as a 'Memory' on the Snapchat app, was confirmed to have come from Mr Doroscan's account and metadata provided by Snapchat said that the clip had been taken on 2.51pm on December 9th, 2022 in the area of the Verdemont estate in Blanchardstown. Assistant State pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster previously told Mr Lawlor SC that the cause of Mr Ilyas' death was blunt force trauma to the head. Advertisement She said the application of force to the head was from a blunt object such as a hammer, blows, and kicks. Last week, witness Abdi-Aziz Mohamed testified that he met Mr Doroscan on December 9th, 2022, where the accused allegedly told him that 'we hit Mo with a hammer' - meaning the deceased Mahamud Ilyas - during a fight before leaving him 'on a field'. At the opening of the trial Mr Lawlor said the prosecution intended to show that Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan were involved in the sale and supply of drugs. On December 8th, 2022, counsel said, a house at Verdemont in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 was being used to store cannabis. That evening Mr Ilyas called to the house and was seen leaving carrying a shopping bag containing cannabis. Mr Lawlor said Mr Ilyas 'wasn't supposed to' take the cannabis and then tried to sell it to others. Advertisement The following afternoon, Mr Lawlor said Mr Doroscan made contact with Mr Ilyas and told him he wished to speak to him urgently. Mr Ilyas went into the house at Verdemont at about 2.41pm. Witness Vlady Ndosimau previously told the trial that he was at the bottom of the steps when Mr Ilyas went inside but ran up and barged through the door after hearing a loud banging noise. Inside, he said he witnessed Mr Ilyas sitting on the floor, with his back against a radiator, looking as if he had been beaten and with blood coming from his nose. His hands and feet were tied using a rope or a zip tie and he was moaning while Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan shouted at him, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, holding a fruit knife, stood between Mr Ilyas's legs while Mr Clejan stood close to his head with a hammer in his hand, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, he said, kept on shouting "where is the stuff" while Mr Ilyas responded by "groaning and groaning". Advertisement The trial continues on Tuesday before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and a jury of five women and seven men. Co-accused Lorenzo Cantaragiu (21), of Castlegrange Park, Blanchardstown, faces various charges of impeding the prosecution or apprehension of Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan, by committing various acts while knowing or believing them to have committed the offence of causing serious harm to Mr Ilyas. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Irish Daily Mirror
28-04-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Murder jury view Snapchat video allegedly showing victim bloodied on the ground
The jury in the trial of two men accused of beating another man to death have viewed a Snapchat video allegedly showing the victim lying bloodied on the ground. Viorel Doroscan (23), of Bay Meadows Square, Hollystown, West Dublin, and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24), with a former address at Verdemont in Blanchardstown in Dublin 15, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mahamud Ilyas on December 9, 2022. Mr Ilyas was allegedly beaten to death after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis, sustaining depressed fractures to his head which a State pathologist said were 'typical of hammer blows'. At the Central Criminal Court on Monday, trial judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt briefed the jury before they watched the Snapchat video, saying that they must approach the evidence in an 'unemotional and dispassionate' manner, despite its potentially upsetting contents. The video showed a man lying on the ground, face up, with visible blood on his face and a large blood stain on the wall behind him. The short clip showed the video-taker moving in closer to the head of the man on the floor and the shoe of the video-taker can be seen briefly. Detective Inspector Liam Donoghue, of Blanchardstown Garda Station, told prosecution counsel Eoin Lawlor SC that he contacted Snapchat's office in the United States to request that they preserve data in regards to Mr Doroscan, Mr Ilyas and Mr Clejan. He said he believed Mr Doroscan had possession of a video relating to Mr Ilyas. The witness proceeded to show a comparison of the shoe in the video and CCTV footage of Mr Doroscan on the same day, wearing shoes that Det Insp Donoghue said visually matched those in the video. He said the video, which was posted as a 'Memory' on the Snapchat app, was confirmed to have come from Mr Doroscan's account and metadata provided by Snapchat said that the clip had been taken on 2.51pm on December 9, 2022 in the area of the Verdemont estate in Blanchardstown. Assistant State pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster previously told Mr Lawlor SC that the cause of Mr Ilyas' death was blunt force trauma to the head. She said the application of force to the head was from a blunt object such as a hammer, blows, and kicks. Last week, witness Abdi-Aziz Mohamed testified that he met Mr Doroscan on December 9 2022, where the accused allegedly told him that 'we hit Mo with a hammer' - meaning the deceased Mahamud Ilyas - during a fight before leaving him 'on a field'. At the opening of the trial Mr Lawlor said the prosecution intended to show that Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan were involved in the sale and supply of drugs. On December 8, 2022, counsel said, a house at Verdemont in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 was being used to store cannabis. That evening Mr Ilyas called to the house and was seen leaving carrying a shopping bag containing cannabis. Mr Lawlor said Mr Ilyas 'wasn't supposed to' take the cannabis and then tried to sell it to others. The following afternoon, Mr Lawlor said Mr Doroscan made contact with Mr Ilyas and told him he wished to speak to him urgently. Mr Ilyas went into the house at Verdemont at about 2.41pm. Witness Vlady Ndosimau previously told the trial that he was at the bottom of the steps when Mr Ilyas went inside but ran up and barged through the door after hearing a loud banging noise. Inside, he said he witnessed Mr Ilyas sitting on the floor, with his back against a radiator, looking as if he had been beaten and with blood coming from his nose. His hands and feet were tied using a rope or a zip tie and he was moaning while Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan shouted at him, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, holding a fruit knife, stood between Mr Ilyas's legs while Mr Clejan stood close to his head with a hammer in his hand, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, he said, kept on shouting "where is the stuff" while Mr Ilyas responded by "groaning and groaning". The trial continues on Tuesday before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and a jury of five women and seven men. Co-accused Lorenzo Cantaragiu (21), of Castlegrange Park, Blanchardstown, faces various charges of impeding the prosecution or apprehension of Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan, by committing various acts while knowing or believing them to have committed the offence of causing serious harm to Mr Ilyas. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Sunday World
28-04-2025
- Sunday World
Murder trial jury watch Snapchat video allegedly showing bloodied victim
'UPSETTING' | Mr Ilyas was allegedly beaten to death after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis Mahamud Ilyas Viorel Doroscan (23), of Bay Meadows Square, Hollystown, West Dublin, and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24), with a former address at Verdemont in Blanchardstown in Dublin 15, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mahamud Ilyas on December 9, 2022. Mr Ilyas was allegedly beaten to death after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis, sustaining depressed fractures to his head which a State pathologist said were 'typical of hammer blows'. At the Central Criminal Court today, trial judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt briefed the jury before they watched the Snapchat video, saying that they must approach the evidence in an 'unemotional and dispassionate' manner, despite its potentially upsetting contents. The video showed a man lying on the ground, face up, with visible blood on his face and a large blood stain on the wall behind him. Read more The short clip showed the video-taker moving in closer to the head of the man on the floor and the shoe of the video-taker can be seen briefly. Detective Inspector Liam Donoghue, of Blanchardstown Garda Station, told prosecution counsel Eoin Lawlor SC that he contacted Snapchat's office in the United States to request that they preserve data in regards to Mr Doroscan, Mr Ilyas and Mr Clejan. He said he believed Mr Doroscan had possession of a video relating to Mr Ilyas. The witness proceeded to show a comparison of the shoe in the video and CCTV footage of Mr Doroscan on the same day, wearing shoes that Det Insp Donoghue said visually matched those in the video. He said the video, which was posted as a 'Memory' on the Snapchat app, was confirmed to have come from Mr Doroscan's account and metadata provided by Snapchat said that the clip had been taken on 2.51pm on December 9, 2022 in the area of the Verdemont estate in Blanchardstown. Assistant State pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster previously told Mr Lawlor SC that the cause of Mr Ilyas' death was blunt force trauma to the head. She said the application of force to the head was from a blunt object such as a hammer, blows, and kicks. Last week, witness Abdi-Aziz Mohamed testified that he met Mr Doroscan on December 9 2022, where the accused allegedly told him that 'we hit Mo with a hammer' - meaning the deceased Mahamud Ilyas - during a fight before leaving him 'on a field'. At the opening of the trial Mr Lawlor said the prosecution intended to show that Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan were involved in the sale and supply of drugs. On December 8, 2022, counsel said, a house at Verdemont in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 was being used to store cannabis. That evening Mr Ilyas called to the house and was seen leaving carrying a shopping bag containing cannabis. Mr Lawlor said Mr Ilyas 'wasn't supposed to' take the cannabis and then tried to sell it to others. The following afternoon, Mr Lawlor said Mr Doroscan made contact with Mr Ilyas and told him he wished to speak to him urgently. Mr Ilyas went into the house at Verdemont at about 2.41pm. Witness Vlady Ndosimau previously told the trial that he was at the bottom of the steps when Mr Ilyas went inside but ran up and barged through the door after hearing a loud banging noise. Inside, he said he witnessed Mr Ilyas sitting on the floor, with his back against a radiator, looking as if he had been beaten and with blood coming from his nose. His hands and feet were tied using a rope or a zip tie and he was moaning while Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan shouted at him, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, holding a fruit knife, stood between Mr Ilyas's legs while Mr Clejan stood close to his head with a hammer in his hand, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, he said, kept on shouting "where is the stuff" while Mr Ilyas responded by "groaning and groaning". The trial continues tomorrow before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and a jury of five women and seven men. Co-accused Lorenzo Cantaragiu (21), of Castlegrange Park, Blanchardstown, faces various charges of impeding the prosecution or apprehension of Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan, by committing various acts while knowing or believing them to have committed the offence of causing serious harm to Mr Ilyas. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Irish Times
28-04-2025
- Irish Times
Jury in the trial of two men accused of murder shown Snapchat video alleged to show bloodied victim
The jury in the trial of two men accused of beating another man to death have viewed a Snapchat video allegedly showing the victim lying bloodied on the ground. Viorel Doroscan (23), of Bay Meadows Square, Hollystown, West Dublin, and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24), with a former address at Verdemont in Blanchardstown in Dublin 15, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mahamud Ilyas on December 9th, 2022. Mr Ilyas was allegedly beaten to death after a row over a stolen bag of cannabis, sustaining depressed fractures to his head which a State pathologist said were 'typical of hammer blows'. At the Central Criminal Court on Monday, trial judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt briefed the jury before they watched the Snapchat video, saying that they must approach the evidence in an 'unemotional and dispassionate' manner, despite its potentially upsetting contents. READ MORE The video showed a man lying on the ground, face up, with visible blood on his face and a large blood stain on the wall behind him. The short clip showed the video-taker moving in closer to the head of the man on the floor and the shoe of the video-taker can be seen briefly. Detective Inspector Liam Donoghue, of Blanchardstown Garda Station, told prosecution counsel Eoin Lawlor SC that he contacted Snapchat's office in the United States to request they preserve data in regards to Mr Doroscan, Mr Ilyas and Mr Clejan. He said he believed Mr Doroscan had possession of a video relating to Mr Ilyas. The witness proceeded to show a comparison of the shoe in the video and CCTV footage of Mr Doroscan on the same day, wearing shoes that Det Insp Donoghue said visually matched those in the video. He said the video, which was posted as a 'Memory' on the Snapchat app, was confirmed to have come from Mr Doroscan's account and metadata provided by Snapchat said that the clip had been taken on 2.51pm on December 9th, 2022 in the area of the Verdemont estate in Blanchardstown. Assistant State pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster previously told Mr Lawlor SC that the cause of Mr Ilyas' death was blunt force trauma to the head. She said the application of force to the head was from a blunt object such as a hammer, blows, and kicks. Last week, witness Abdi-Aziz Mohamed testified that he met Mr Doroscan on December 9th, 2022, where the accused allegedly told him that 'we hit Mo with a hammer' - meaning the deceased Mahamud Ilyas - during a fight before leaving him 'on a field'. At the opening of the trial, Mr Lawlor said the prosecution intended to show that Mr Doroscan and Mr Clejan were involved in the sale and supply of drugs. On December 8th, 2022, counsel said, a house at Verdemont in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 was being used to store cannabis. That evening Mr Ilyas called to the house and was seen leaving carrying a shopping bag containing cannabis. Mr Lawlor said Mr Ilyas 'wasn't supposed to' take the cannabis and then tried to sell it to others. The following afternoon, Mr Lawlor said Mr Doroscan made contact with Mr Ilyas and told him he wished to speak to him urgently. Mr Ilyas went into the house at Verdemont at about 2.41pm. Witness Vlady Ndosimau previously told the trial that he was at the bottom of the steps when Mr Ilyas went inside but ran up and barged through the door after hearing a loud banging noise. Inside, he said he witnessed Mr Ilyas sitting on the floor, with his back against a radiator, looking as if he had been beaten and with blood coming from his nose. His hands and feet were tied using a rope or a zip tie and he was moaning while Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan shouted at him, the witness Doroscan, holding a fruit knife, stood between Mr Ilyas's legs while Mr Clejan stood close to his head with a hammer in his hand, the witness said. Mr Doroscan, he said, kept on shouting 'where is the stuff' while Mr Ilyas responded by 'groaning and groaning'. The trial continues on Tuesday before Mr Justice Tony Hunt and a jury of five women and seven men. Co-accused Lorenzo Cantaragiu (21), of Castlegrange Park, Blanchardstown, faces various charges of impeding the prosecution or apprehension of Mr Clejan and Mr Doroscan, by committing various acts while knowing or believing them to have committed the offence of causing serious harm to Mr Ilyas. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
