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Ana Kriégel murder: Two teenage boys sentenced | Ana Kriégel murder: Two teenage boys sentenced |
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A boy convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Ana Kriégel has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of release for 12 years. | |
A second boy has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison with no possibility of release for eight years. | A second boy has been sentenced to at least 15 years in prison with no possibility of release for eight years. |
The boys, both 15, became two of Ireland's youngest convicted killers when they were found guilty of murdering the 14-year-old.. | |
The victim's parents said "justice has been served for Ana". | |
However, Patric Kriégel, the victim's father, added that "forever is not long enough" when it comes to how long the two killers spend in prison. | |
"Please remember Ana and keep her in your hearts somewhere," he said. | |
How did Ana die? | |
Ana Kriégel was found dead in May 2018 in an abandoned house in Dublin, where she had been taken by one of the boys. | Ana Kriégel was found dead in May 2018 in an abandoned house in Dublin, where she had been taken by one of the boys. |
The boys, both 13 at the time, denied the charges and were granted anonymity during the trial due to their age, being referred to as Boy A and Boy B. | The boys, both 13 at the time, denied the charges and were granted anonymity during the trial due to their age, being referred to as Boy A and Boy B. |
Boy A was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced at Dublin's Central Criminal Court on Tuesday to life for murder and aggravated sexual assault, with a review period after 12 years. | Boy A was also convicted of aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced at Dublin's Central Criminal Court on Tuesday to life for murder and aggravated sexual assault, with a review period after 12 years. |
Boy B was sentenced to 15 years' detention, with a review after eight years. | Boy B was sentenced to 15 years' detention, with a review after eight years. |
Sentencing the boys at Dublin's Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, Justice Paul McDermott said the "denial of Ana's right is at the core of this process". | |
"A healthy 14 year-old girl, with her future before her and her short life should not be defined by how she died," he said. | |
He told the court the boys' sentences may seem long to them but are proportionate for what they did. | He told the court the boys' sentences may seem long to them but are proportionate for what they did. |
"You will have the opportunity for a future and a second chance - something you wilfully deprived Ana Kriégel of," he said. | |
'Sadness written all over their faces' | |
by Shane Harrison, Ireland correspondent, at the court | |
Because of the sensitivity of the trial, and the age of the boys, only five journalists were allowed at the in-camera trial. | |
The rest of us sat in Court 13 of the Courts of Criminal Justice building, watching proceedings on a video link. | |
The camera concentrated on the judge, occasionally turning to the lawyers. | |
Of the boys, their families and the Kriégel family, there was no sight. | |
But they were in court. | |
Once Mr Justice Paul McDermott gave his sentence, some of the two boys' families nodded at waiting reporters, with sadness written all over their faces. | |
It was nothing, though, compared to the grief and sadness of the Kriégel family who now, in the words of the judge, face their own life sentence. | |
Ana was born in Russia in February 2004, and at the age of two was adopted by Irish woman Geraldine Kriégel and her French-born husband Patric, who lived in Lucan. | Ana was born in Russia in February 2004, and at the age of two was adopted by Irish woman Geraldine Kriégel and her French-born husband Patric, who lived in Lucan. |
Her naked body was found with a ligature around the neck in a derelict house three days after she went missing in May 2018. | Her naked body was found with a ligature around the neck in a derelict house three days after she went missing in May 2018. |
A former state pathologist identified 50 areas of injury on the schoolgirl's head and body, concluding the cause of her death was blunt force trauma to the head and neck. | A former state pathologist identified 50 areas of injury on the schoolgirl's head and body, concluding the cause of her death was blunt force trauma to the head and neck. |
On 14 May, Ana had left her house with Boy B in the early evening, thinking she was being taken to meet a boy she liked. | On 14 May, Ana had left her house with Boy B in the early evening, thinking she was being taken to meet a boy she liked. |
She was taken to the abandoned Glenwood House in Lucan in Dublin, about 3km (1.9 miles) away from her home, where Boy A was waiting. | She was taken to the abandoned Glenwood House in Lucan in Dublin, about 3km (1.9 miles) away from her home, where Boy A was waiting. |
The journey took 30 minutes. | The journey took 30 minutes. |
During their trial the court was told Boy A attacked and murdered Ana while Boy B watched. | During their trial the court was told Boy A attacked and murdered Ana while Boy B watched. |