The jurors in the trial of a teenage boy accused of murdering a woman in Dublin city have failed to reach an agreement on a verdict.
The case will be mentioned before the Central Criminal Court again later this month to allow the Director of Public Prosecutions time to consider today’s outcome.
Hung jury in trial of boy (16) accused of murdering Urantsetseg Tserendorj.
She died in hospital nine days after being stabbed on her way home from work in Dublin city on Jan 20 2021.
The jury failed to reach agreement after considering the evidence for 10 hours.
— Frank Greaney (@FrankGreaney) April 6, 2022
Before the trial opened last week, the boy, who can’t be named because he’s only 16, accepted that he caused the death of Uransetseg Tserendorj.
He pleaded guilty to her manslaughter but denied her murder so the jurors were left to consider his state of mind at the time the fatal stab wound was inflicted.
They had to decide whether he intended to kill or cause her serious harm when he tried to rob her as she walked home from work along a walkway between Georges Dock and Custom House Quay at about 9.30 pm on the 20th of January last year.
Earlier today, the jury was told the court would accept a majority verdict but after considering the evidence for ten hours, they couldn’t reach an agreement.
The case will be mentioned in court again later this month.
