I chose my friends poorly, and your friends have a tendency to rub off on you. And so I started making poor decisions. The next night I made a plan of how to do it, and I did it. And I didn't get caught doing it, [but] I got caught afterwards.
Accused gunman Amuri Greene was allegedly targeting the baby's rapper father, Jamari Patterson, when he fired into a crowd in Williamsburg on April 1, killing little Kaori Patterson-Moore.
Jason Thompson, a guard at HMP Isis, was suspended as the Metropolitan Police investigated his involvement in smuggling drugs and contraband into the prison. He was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy and misconduct.
Kinahan hitman Trevor Byrne has been moved from his wing in Portlaoise Prison after officers feared murderer Warren Dumbrell had a hit on him. Dumbrell and Byrne were both serving time in the prison's A block when they had what sources say is a 'clash of personalities', with both vying to be in charge of their landing.
A man with previous convictions for knife crime, who killed a 20-year-old outside his home after that person stole from the defendant's unlocked van in the early hours of the morning, has been jailed for nine years.
The body of Stephen Ring was discovered in Carrigfoyle Quarry nearly two weeks after he disappeared A woman who helped to dump a man's body in a quarry "like a piece of rubbish" and later went on social media to express concern for his wellbeing has been jailed for six years. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court today said the defendant, Jane Corcoran (34), lied to gardai about the circumstances surrounding the death and disappearance of Stephen Ring in 2024.
Judge Gallacher described the attack as "seriously alarming," noting that Kastrati chased PC Cowan for a significant distance while revving the chainsaw. "PC Cowan thought that if he did not get away from you, you would chop off his limbs and kill him," the judge said. He added that much of the incident was captured on CCTV and mobile footage and warned that the potential harm could have been catastrophic.