"A murder accused, who claimed it was "100 percent coincidental" that he fatally stabbed his friend in the neck just hours after threatening to do so, has seen his claim that he was acting in defence of himself and his property rejected by the unanimous verdict of a Central Criminal Court jury."
"The jury found 39-year-old Joseph Lawlor guilty this afternoon of the murder of 51-year-old Michael Ryan in a carpark at the back of the defendant's home at Hampton Wood Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 on June 20, 2024. They had spent eight hours and 57 minutes deliberating before returning their decision."
Joseph Lawlor, 39, was found guilty of murdering 51-year-old Michael Ryan. Lawlor fatally stabbed his friend in the neck just hours after threatening to do so. The killing occurred in a carpark behind Lawlor's home at Hampton Wood Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 on June 20, 2024. Lawlor claimed the fatal neck stabbing was "100 percent coincidental" and said he acted in defence of himself and his property. A Central Criminal Court jury rejected the self-defence and property-defence claims and returned a unanimous guilty verdict after eight hours and 57 minutes of deliberation.
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