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| Man admitted ritualistic killing of Dublin landlord in chess row, say police | Man admitted ritualistic killing of Dublin landlord in chess row, say police |
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| An Italian man has admitted killing his Irish landlord in a ritualistic-style murder in Dublin, a court heard on Monday. | An Italian man has admitted killing his Irish landlord in a ritualistic-style murder in Dublin, a court heard on Monday. |
| Gardaí said earlier the murder may have been triggered by a dispute over a chess game. | Gardaí said earlier the murder may have been triggered by a dispute over a chess game. |
| Dressed in black, Saverio Bellante appeared at Blanchardstown district court in Dublin on Monday morning, charged over the murder of Tom O'Gorman in what Irish police have described as a very unpleasant, bizarre killing. | |
| The 34-year-old from Palermo in Sicily refused legal representation and will defend himself, the court was told. | The 34-year-old from Palermo in Sicily refused legal representation and will defend himself, the court was told. |
| He is accused of beating and stabbing to death O'Gorman at the murdered man's house in the Castleknock district of north Dublin. Pathologists said the 39-year-old victim suffered dozens of knife wounds to his head and chest so severe that a lung was missing. | |
| A garda detective sergeant told the court that when cautioned at Blanchardstown garda station early on Sunday morning, Bellante replied: "I am guilty." | A garda detective sergeant told the court that when cautioned at Blanchardstown garda station early on Sunday morning, Bellante replied: "I am guilty." |
| The accused had been living in Ireland for the past two years and worked for a multinational company in the Irish capital. | The accused had been living in Ireland for the past two years and worked for a multinational company in the Irish capital. |
| Bellante was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill district court on 17 January. | Bellante was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill district court on 17 January. |
| The judge ordered that he be given a medical assessment in Cloverhill prison. | The judge ordered that he be given a medical assessment in Cloverhill prison. |
| His alleged victim was a Catholic activist who belonged to the traditionalist Iona Institute, which promotes marriage and opposes abortion. | His alleged victim was a Catholic activist who belonged to the traditionalist Iona Institute, which promotes marriage and opposes abortion. |
| He had been living at his family home since his mother died in 2012 and is survived by a brother and sister. | He had been living at his family home since his mother died in 2012 and is survived by a brother and sister. |
| Bellante had been living in O'Gorman's home for several months before the killing. | Bellante had been living in O'Gorman's home for several months before the killing. |
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