stabbed to death=assault????

utick

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0517/tralee.html


this is something i have seen a few times, can someone please explain how you can stab someone a number of times to death and be charged with assault causing harm, rather than murder or manslaughter sounds like a f.kin joke tbh

54kroc

WTF! That's a bit mental allright

phasers

Note to self: Conduct next murder using knife

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

When you played international sport for Ireland, it would seem.

Sharpshooter

STORY FROM RTE NEWS:

Man charged over Kerry assault

Sunday, 17 May 2009 16:12

A 28-year-old man has appeared before a special district court sitting in Tralee, Co Kerry, charged with assaulting a 32-year-old man who died after he was stabbed during a row yesterday evening.

Michal Kurowski with an address at Old Gallows Field, in Tralee, was remanded in custody.

Mr Kurowski, a Polish national, was arrested at 11.30am, and later charged with assault causing serious harm to Michal Skotak at Racecourse Lawn in Tralee last evening.


Mr Skotak, a father-of-four, died at Kerry General Hospital this morning.
He had been stabbed a number of times during a row outside his home last evening.

Mr Skotak had been at a party in his home for his son who had earlier received his First Holy Communion.

I'm just posting this for those that can't link OP.
I hope thats alright.

11811

Surely the charge would up-graded or whatever soon, i think because at the time of arrest the victim hadn't died the original charge would be assault?

deadhead13

Heard on the news just now that he is claiming self-defence, but what difference that would make to the charge....... I haven't clue.

Captain-America

He underwent emergency surgery. My guess would be that complications happened whilst he was in surgery, and thus the attacker didn't actually kill him.

minidazzler

Captain-America wrote: »

He underwent emergency surgery. My guess would be that complications happened whilst he was in surgery, and thus the attacker didn't actually kill him.

Then it's called Manslaughter.

The Pontiac

I'd imagine the gardai arrested him on a lesser charge before they do a full investigation (interview witnesses etc). A file will then be sent to the DPP, and then the man could face a different charge, first or second degree murder, manslaughter etc

445279.ie

zudo wrote: »

I'd imagine the gardai arrested him on a lesser charge before they do a full investigation (interview witnesses etc). A file will then be sent to the DPP, and then the man could face a different charge, first or second degree murder, manslaughter etc

Exactly, it's a holding charge effectively. He'll be charged with murder once the file comes back from the DPP