# Guilty

Last month

August 2023

# Courts

Brothers cleared of murder but found guilty of lesser offences over attack of man who died two weeks later

Ian Connaghan (34) and Daniel Connaghan (43) had both pleaded not guilty.

30.1k

Aug 1st 2023, 9:30 PM

This year

2023

# Dublin

Dublin man pleads guilty to murdering friend who was "lured" to country lane

The guilty plea took place just two days after a jury was empanelled because a prison officer stood too close to the defendant.

29.4k

Jul 7th 2023, 5:51 PM

# derrylin

Man pleads guilty to murder of three members of the same family in fire in Co Fermanagh

Denise Gossett and her children Roman, Sabrina and Morgana were killed in a fire at their home in 2018.

12.2k

Jun 6th 2023, 12:55 PM

# Court

Man who pleaded guilty to murdering his wife in front of their son receives life sentence

William Eagers pleaded guilty to stabbing his wife Jean 16 times with a sword before turning to their son and telling him ‘you’re next’.

24.4k

Mar 24th 2023, 3:44 PM

# US

Three men found guilty of murder of rapper XXXTentacion in 2018

Michael Boatwright, Dedrick Williams and Trayvon Newsome were all found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery.

16.7k

Mar 20th 2023, 6:31 PM

# Guilty

Tennis player Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting former girlfriend

An Australian magistrate dismissed the common assault charge against the tennis star.

17.2k

Feb 3rd 2023, 6:40 AM

Last year

2022

# Guilty

Two men found guilty of Barry Wolverson murder in 2020

He was shot several times in Swords in early 2020.

14.2k

Dec 5th 2022, 6:58 PM

# Courts

Man convicted of lewd act in M&S public toilet

Gardaí had set up a surveillance operation following reports that men had been using the toilets for public masturbation.

32.3k

Nov 30th 2022, 4:04 PM

# Court

Kildare man impersonated garda to try get woman into his car

The incident happened in Dublin last year.

30.5k

Oct 28th 2022, 6:13 PM

# thomas mckena

Former Crossmaglen Rangers GAA treasurer pleads guilty to litany of sex crimes

Thomas McKenna (62) will be sentenced later this year.

16.3k

Sep 29th 2022, 4:49 PM

# David Byrne

Jonathan Dowdall and father Patrick plead guilty to facilitating 2016 Regency Hotel murder

The murder was the catalyst for the Kinahan/Hutch feud.

48.0k

Sep 28th 2022, 1:06 PM

# Court

Judge states that 'defenceless' three-year-old subject to 'vicious assault' by father

The case was heard in court today.

34.3k

Jun 15th 2022, 10:47 PM

# thomas o'rourke

Retired Garda Sergeant with addiction to chatrooms pleads guilty to child pornography offences

Thomas O’Rourke will be sentenced at a later date.

30.7k

Jun 15th 2022, 8:32 PM

# Ukraine

21-year-old Russian soldier sentenced to life at first Kyiv war crimes trial since invasion

The soldier was accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head in the north-east village of Chupakhivka.

28.8k

May 23rd 2022, 12:13 PM

# Mícheál Ó Leidhin

Former RTÉ journalist found guilty of sexual assault

Mícheál Ó Leidhin will be sentenced next week.

49.7k

May 16th 2022, 9:55 PM

# Australia

Man pleads guilty to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith

Terence Darrell Kelly was remanded in custody until his next court appearance in March.

31.4k

Jan 24th 2022, 7:32 AM

All time

# helen jones

Woman found guilty of her brother's murder following dispute over inheritance of family home

The woman’s ex partner was also convicted of the murder of Paul Jones.

22.2k

Dec 16th 2021, 5:38 PM

# Hot Water

Ex-Leeds winger found guilty in yellow card betting scam

Pawel Cibicki denied the crime and was originally acquitted by the district court.

12.6k

Dec 15th 2021, 2:24 PM

# two charges

Uganda's Serbian head coach found guilty of sexual assault

Milutin Sredojevic has been handed a three-year suspended sentence for the offences, which took place in South Africa last year.

7.8k

Oct 19th 2021, 4:20 PM

# Guilty

R Kelly found guilty of racketeering in sex trafficking trial

Several accusers testified during the trial.

22.2k

Sep 27th 2021, 8:35 PM

# Guilty

Man pleads guilty to involvement in 2017 attempted murder of Kinahan gang target James Gately

Stephen Fowler pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court.

11.7k

Sep 14th 2021, 4:09 PM

# Guilty

Man pleads guilty to assaulting officer during US Capitol riot

The Justice Department has said that rioters assaulted approximately 140 police officers.

16.3k

Aug 7th 2021, 12:56 PM

# London

Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to murder of Sarah Everard

Couzens kidnapped Everard in Clapham, south London, on the evening of 3 March.

21.8k

Jul 9th 2021, 10:52 AM

# Children's Court

Teen pleads guilty to robbery attempted mugging in Dublin City alley

The 17-year old was a part of a group of youths that threatened a commuter with a Stanley blade.

19.1k

Jun 21st 2021, 2:44 PM

# Criminal Court

Married man found guilty of murdering former partner in front of their daughter

The woman was stabbed 19 times by her former partner after their daughter was placed in her custody.

29.9k

May 7th 2021, 6:22 PM

# aidan mcmenamy

Anthony Paget found guilty of murdering estranged wife's partner

Paget stabbed Aidan McMenamy to death in 2019.

37.1k

Apr 26th 2021, 5:08 PM

# Mark Crawford

Man found guilty of murder after stabbing friend in Limerick bar

The panel of 11 men and one woman rejected Mark Crawford’s defence that he was acting in self-defence.

12.8k

Sep 10th 2020, 4:30 PM

# Guilty

Maguire withdrawn from England squad after being found guilty in Greece

The £80million defender was arrested in Mykonos late on Thursday.

78.3k

Updated

Aug 25th 2020, 8:23 PM

# Lebanon

Tribunal finds Hezbollah member guilty of ex-prime minister's murder in 2005

One of four men were found guilty today.

12.8k

Aug 18th 2020, 3:49 PM

# Guilty

Former football coach Barry Bennell admits nine sexual offences

The victims were aged between 11 and 14 at the time.

30.9k

Jul 31st 2020, 11:34 AM

# major investigation

Senior Kinahan gang figure and two associates plead guilty to drug trafficking and other offences in UK

The guilty pleas come on the back of a four-year investigation, the UK’s National Crime Agency said.

35.7k

Jul 6th 2020, 10:32 PM

# Guilty

France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife found guilty in fraud trial

Fillon was accused of using public funds to pay his wife and children for work they never performed.

25.2k

Jun 29th 2020, 1:48 PM

# Philip Ogbewe

‘Barbaric’ circumcision accused admits endangering baby’s life

The baby needed emergency urgent medical attention and was hospitalised for two weeks.

26.6k

May 20th 2020, 10:15 PM

# Guilty

Two men admit roles in cartel plot to murder Patsy Hutch

Ciaran O’Driscoll and Stephen Curtis both pleaded guilty today.

15.0k

May 18th 2020, 4:40 PM

# New York

Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital with chest pains after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault

The disgraced film producer faces a maximum of 29 years in prison.

26.7k

Feb 25th 2020, 7:49 AM

# Guilty verdict

UK foreign office expresses 'serious concern' over conviction of British woman for lying in Cyprus rape trial

The Cypriot government has defended the independence of its courts.

24.1k

Dec 31st 2019, 12:55 PM

# London

Teen pleads guilty to attempted murder after throwing boy (6) from Tate Modern balcony

Jonty Bravery will be sentenced in February.

25.8k

Dec 6th 2019, 5:23 PM

# Sexual Assault

Father-of-six jailed over sexual assault of four women during 'spree of some sort'

Macica Firea (58) was sentenced to three years imprisonment.

28.5k

Dec 6th 2019, 4:09 PM

# grace millane

Man found guilty of murdering British backpacker in New Zealand

The 27-year-old man strangled the Essex woman and buried her body in a forested area outside Auckland.

22.6k

Nov 22nd 2019, 7:01 AM

# Suspended sentence

Night security man who stole artwork and sold it through Sotheby's gets suspended sentence

Petr Balint pleaded guilty to theft of 33 art prints.

22.4k

Nov 21st 2019, 7:25 PM