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Sunday 4 June 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# Attempted Murder

This year
2023
# UK
Man charged with attempted murder after two people were set alight in Birmingham and London
Mohammed Abbkr is due to appear in court in Birmingham today charged over attacks.
# Courts
Two men on trial for attempted murder of teenager in alleged 'premeditated hit'
The male teenager was shot in the neck, cheek and leg after he got into a taxi and suffered life-threatening injuries.
# Attempted Murder
New York woman convicted of poisoning cheesecake to steal someone's identity
Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, was found guilty by a jury of trying to kill 35-year-old Olga Tsvyk.
Last year
2022
# Courts
Man pleads guilty to attempting to kill pregnant woman
The accused, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of the woman in April 2021 at Montague Lane, Dublin 2
# Court
Mother left paralysed after shooting tells accused she will 'never ever' accept his apology
Sinead Connolly suffered paralysis below the chest as a result of the shooting last March.
# Derry
Police in Derry launch attempted murder probe after petrol bomb thrown at officer
The incident happened yesterday afternoon.
# Longford
Gardaí fear new criminal feud in Longford town intensifying amid probe into van attack
Gardaí have been given additional overtime to deal with the flare up of violence.
All time
# New IRA
Man arrested in Derry over attempted murder of police officer
A bomb was placed beside the officer’s car at her home in Dungiven in April.
# Gearoid Coughlan
Man charged with attempted murder of his mother in Cork
Both alleged offences occurred on 4 June this year.
# Courts
Man charged with attempted murder following Limerick shooting told gardaí 'someone else did it'
Paul Coffey, 44, appeared before Judge Alec Gabbitt at Limerick District Court today.
# PSNI
Gardaí arrest man on foot of European Arrest Warrant over attempted murder of PSNI officer
The man is due to appear before Derry Magistrates Court tomorrow.
# Limerick
Three men accused of involvement in attempted murder of Christy Keane served with books of evidence
Keane was shot a number of times on 29 June 2015.
# Manhunt
Suspect (27) arrested over Birmingham stabbings after manhunt
The man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and seven counts of attempted murder.
# Attempted Murder
Two charged with involvement in attempted murder of Kinahan cartel target James Mago Gately
Peter Keating and Stephen Fowler have been charged.
# Central Criminal Court
State appeals sentence of teenager who tried to murder woman he met on dating app
The teen was sentenced to 11 years’ detention in November 2019 with a review to commence on 1 January 2023.
# Courts
State appealing sentence of teenage boy in dating app case on 'unduly lenient' grounds
The now 17-year-old tried to murder a woman he met on an internet dating app.
# Courts
Woman to stand trial accused of attempted murder of two young sons
The court heard it was alleged that the woman made threats to kill while on a visit.
# Fermanagh
Investigation launched after off-duty police officer confronted at home by masked man with shot-gun
The attempted murder is being investigated by the PSNI in Fermanagh.
# special crime operations
Four men arrested over attempted murder in Dublin in March 2018
The men are due to appear before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin this morning.
# Attempted Murder
Teenager who slashed woman's throat in Dún Laoghaire attack given 11-year sentence
The boy was 15-years-old when he arranged through a dating app to meet a woman and then attempted to kill her.
# Attempted Murder
Man who drove into crowd in Westminster jailed for life
Salih Khater drove his car at pedestrians, cyclists and two police officers in August 2018.
# Antrim
Four men arrested on suspicion of 'vicious' attempted murder after man 'deliberately hit with car'
The men were found hiding in gardens in Antrim and arrested by police.
# Dún Laoghaire
Teen who attempted to murder woman he met online was exposed to extreme pornography from young age, court hears
The teenager had pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a woman he met online in 2017.
# Attempted Murder
Man assaulted psychiatric nurse while awaiting sentence for attempted murder, court hears
Michael Corbett attempted to strangle the nurse with a sock.
# Belfast
PSNI releases footage of cars used by terrorists to transport bomb to police officer's home
On 1 June terrorists travelling in two cars planted a bomb under the car of a PSNI officer.
# Attempted Murder
Psychiatric report ordered on teenager who tried to murder woman he met online
He had met his 25-year-old victim on the Whisper social media app, where he had pretended to be 19.
# Dublin
Woman (36) jailed for 10 years for attempting to murder civil servant walking home from work
Laura Kenna was found guilty by a jury last month of attempting to murder Fionnuala Burke.
# Central Criminal Court
'You left me for dead': Teenage boy pleads guilty to attempted murder of woman he met on social media, court hears
The young woman delivered a highly emotional victim impact statement to the court.
# Courts
Teenager admits trying to kill woman last Christmas
He was charged with attempting to murder the woman on 23 December 2017.
# Central Criminal Court
Court hears woman charged with attempted murder stood on road 'picking a victim'
Laura Kenna, of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
# Central Criminal Court
Man jailed for eight years for attempting to murder four children
A judge imposed a 12-year sentence but suspended the final four years.
# London
Man guilty of attempted murder after pushing 91-year-old man onto train tracks
Paul Crossley also tried to push another man onto the tracks at a different London station.
# ballycarry
Triple stabbing outside pub during fight in Co Antrim
Police are looking for witnesses to come forward.
# Assault
Man who beat partner with hammer sent to Central Mental Hospital
During his trial, the jury heard the man punched his partner in the face, stuffed underwear in her mouth and gouged her eyes with his thumbs.
# hell fire club
Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of teenager at popular hiking spot in Dublin
The incident happened in June 2016.
# Dún Laoghaire
Teenager (15) sent forward to trial for attempted murder of woman on Dun Laoghaire seafront
The 15-year-old boy will face trial in the Circuit Criminal Court.
# Attempted Murder
Car 'deliberately' driven into group of teenagers in Glasgow - police
Scottish police are treating the incident as attempted murder.
# gravesend
Man (21) charged with attempted murder after car rams into Kent nightclub
The car hit at least 13 people who were on the dancefloor, police said.
# charge
Villarreal defender Semedo denied bail on attempted murder charge
The Portuguese has been denied bail because a judge feels he represents “an obvious risk to the integrity” of his alleged victim.
# Wicklow
Convicted rapist tried to kill man in front of children but failed as shotgun cartridges were damp
The man was sentenced to 12 years in prison.