Kieran Cunningham's killer jailed for life *Mod Note post #16*

Galway Advertiser has just posted this on their Facebook page. It's not reported anywhere else yet.

Found an article:

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to life in jail for the murder of a 20-year-old Galway man in June 2009.

Alexsander Nadowdny, formerly of Renmore Park, Galway, had denied the murder of 20-year-old Kieran Cunningham.

Mr Cunningham died after he was stabbed three times while walking home after a night out with friends in the city.

The prosecution had described it as a 'quiet and deadly killing', carried out 'swiftly and expertly' by a bodybuilder Nadowdny whose victim was much smaller.

The trial heard that Mr Cunningham had been walking home when Nadowdny crossed the road and stabbed him for no apparent reason before walking away.

The accused man said he had no memory of the killing because he was drunk.

He said his girlfriend had told him to do something about Mr Cunningham who was shouting on the other side of the road. She denied this during the trial.

The jury found Nadowdny guilty of murder after almost three hours of deliberation.

In an emotional victim impact statement, the victim's uncle, Martin Cunningham, described how Mr Cunningham was born prematurely weighing just two pounds.

He told the court he had to fight for his life from the beginning.

Mr Cunningham's parents spent years visiting hospitals with him and dedicated their entire lives to him and their other two children.

He said Kieran's father, Donie, made a pact with God the day he was born. He offered to give up his social life if God would let his son live.

Mr Cunningham said his brother kept his side of the deal and now struggled to come to terms with the fact that Kieran's last moments on earth were filled with horror.

His parents could not understand how any supposed human being could stab their son for no reason, or how anyone could be so evil.

Martin Cunningham said Kieran was brutally murdered for no reason. He described him as full of energy, the joker and entertainer in the family.

A family home once filled with craic and laughter was now one of sleepless nights, he said.

Mr Cunningham's family sobbed in court as the jury's verdict was delivered.

Fey!

Good to hear.

fish fingers

It was on Rte news at one on tv. Good to hear anyways

yeehaw

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0127/cunninghamk.html

yeehaw

yeehaw wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0127/cunninghamk.html

Just found that article myself - added it to the OP

Storm 10

Terrible loss of a fine young mans life , his killer got what he deserved.

Phoenix Park

Storm 10 wrote: »

Terrible loss of a fine young mans life , his killer got what he deserved.

You reckon?. Out in his 30's.

jassha

Deleted User wrote: »

Galway Advertiser has just posted this on their Facebook page. It's not reported anywhere else yet.

Found an article:

was on today fm at 3

biko

I'm so glad that this has come to a conclusion and that the killer has received life in jail.
RIP Kieran, condolences to the family.

softmee

Very good. I am just wondering why advertiser placed this girls picture on the second page. Is that legal if she wasnt pleaded gulity of anything?

ronnie3585

softmee wrote: »

Very good. I am just wondering why advertiser placed this girls picture on the second page. Is that legal if she wasnt pleaded gulity of anything?

She was a witness not a co-accused.

In any event, her identy is a matter for the public record.

softmee

ronnie3585 wrote: »

In any event, her identy is a matter for the public record.

Is it? I dont know and nobody knows the truth. Sure if she encouraged him to do this she should end up in prison too, but if she was "just" a witness i am not sure about showing her face to the public.

Anyway, when something like this happens i feel bad about beeing polish and i am sorry this kind of people invaded you country too.

JONJO THE MISER

Great news but its a petty he wasn't hanged, pure scum and a greased up Polish bodybuilder no less.

mikom

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Great news but its a petty he wasn't hanged, pure scum and a greased up Polish bodybuilder no less.

Ya, I prefer my Polish bodybuilders non-greasy, thanks very much.

softmee

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Great news but its a petty he wasn't hanged, pure scum and a greased up Polish bodybuilder no less.

Nobody should be hanged in civilized world. The one who raped and murdered Manuela Riedo neither.

PopeBuckfastXVI

The nationality of the convicted is neither here nor there, a murderer is a murderer, plain and simple, no matter where they're from. It would be no less horrendous if it was 'one of our own'.

If this turns into an immigrant bashing thread, then bans will follow, don't say you weren't warned.

/moderation

That aside, I hope the family of the victim can find some solace in the conviction.

whoopdedoo

softmee wrote: »

Nobody should be hanged in civilized world. The one who raped and murdered Manuela Riedo neither.

I beg to differ, did you ever know of J Barry yourself? what he did to people around town for years and years is defo deserving of a good hanging as a punishment and that's a fact!!

instead, once again he's being fed 3 times a day and kept drugged up in a nice warm cell with a tv and kettle all at the expense of the state!!

off with his head

PopeBuckfastXVI

Discuss the death penalty, crime & punishment in one of these places:

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=443
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=99
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=21

not in this thread, thank you.

/moderation

Head The Wall

softmee wrote: »

Is it? I dont know and nobody knows the truth. Sure if she encouraged him to do this she should end up in prison too, but if she was "just" a witness i am not sure about showing her face to the public.

Anyway, when something like this happens i feel bad about beeing polish and i am sorry this kind of people invaded you country too.

Yes her identity is public, her picture from CCTV pictures was circulated from early on in the investigation

mikom

whoopdedoo wrote: »

I beg to differ, did you ever know of J Barry yourself?

I know a G Barry, but no J Barry.

happyoutscan

What a tragic event to have happened to the young man and his family. RIP

snubbleste

It's interesting to look back at the thread created at the time..all 13 pages of it. http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=205558158

Sherifu

snubbleste wrote: »

It's interesting to look back at the thread created at the time..all 13 pages of it. http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=205558158

Wrong link or deleted?

Curious.

Jamey

Justice served. I was in Karma the night it happened, and coming out of there to see a pool of blood on the path was a horrifying site. Sometimes think it could have been me or one of my mates......

fend

I actually teared up reading that article...

Wompa1

Tragic incident in the history of our city. Glad that he got the toughest sentance but not so glad the toughest sentance here equates to a slap on the wrist in other countries. He took a life, he should give his in my opinion. But anyway I hope the family gets closure from this and the other inmates make this guy feel 'welcome' when he gets to prison

Das Kitty

Jesus. I'm in bits after reading that. No one should have to bury their child.

Mars Bar

Agh, that's a hard read. My sister was in the same class as Kieran's sister. They had it tough.
Delighted the murderer got life.

Greaney

Many murders aren't solved and it's a blessing this one has been. The life sentence is soft, yes! I have to say this murder has genuinely shocked me. Not only because the victim was known to be such a lovely lad but it just made no sense.

Finally, I think drink is NEVER an excuse. NEVER, NEVER. Crazy drunks cost this state millions in tax payers money every year (speaking as a mum who had to sit in A&E with her 17 yr old son for 12 hours because some eejit smashed on bucky decided he didn't like him, he didn't even know him!!!).

Head The Wall

Greaney wrote: »

Finally, I think drink is NEVER an excuse. NEVER, NEVER. Crazy drunks cost this state millions in tax payers money every year (speaking as a mum who had to sit in A&E with her 17 yr old son for 12 hours because some eejit smashed on bucky decided he didn't like him, he didn't even know him!!!).

They also reported today that he was a bodybuilder who took steroids. No mention of Roid Rage being a factor here but it doesn't take a genius.

Greaney

Head The Wall wrote: »

They also reported today that he was a bodybuilder who took steroids. No mention of Roid Rage being a factor here but it doesn't take a genius.

Oh goodness yes, that does explain a lot.

Shryke

I'm glad for the family that he got the maximum but it's not going to bring anyone back. It's just a horrible thing.

How long did Maneula Riedo's killer get?

ronnie3585

Deleted User wrote: »

How long did Maneula Riedo's killer get?

Life.

kraggy

Unfortunatley "life" in this country often means as little as 14 years.

So, in theory, he could be out by the time he's 42.

caseyann

What is life,nothing! Disgraceful should do the amount of years he took from him and then the years he took from the rest of his family.And no sooner.The punishment should fit the crime.IMO
R.I.P
Condolences to all his family and friends.

Plus half off if your a good boy.... which can't be too hard since your stuck in a cell all day.

If I was to form a political party, the first thing i would do is seriously clamp down on repeat offenders.
No more of this equal sentencing and good behaviour crap.
Every additional offence should carry a longer penalty, an end to bail, they wait in jail until their case is up(countless scummers are arrested while on bail).

It would make everyones life a hell of a lot easier to keep these guys off the streets permanently, less houses being robbed, less cars, less patients to deal with in hospitals after assaults.

Sadly Manulas life would still be with us if Barry was kept in for crimes which should have seen him serve life(Manslaughter in Eyre Sq, and blinded a pensioner)

sgthighway

1 Life Sentence for the Riedo Murder
5 years for stealing her phone
5 years for stealing her camera
2 Life Sentences for rape of french girl 7 weeks before the murder

We won't see him again.

caseyann

gilberto_eire wrote: »

Plus half off if your a good boy.... which can't be too hard since your stuck in a cell all day.

If I was to form a political party, the first thing i would do is seriously clamp down on repeat offenders.
No more of this equal sentencing and good behaviour crap.
Every additional offence should carry a longer penalty, an end to bail, they wait in jail until their case is up(countless scummers are arrested while on bail).

It would make everyones life a hell of a lot easier to keep these guys off the streets permanently, less houses being robbed, less cars, less patients to deal with in hospitals after assaults.

Sadly Manulas life would still be with us if Barry was kept in for crimes which should have seen him serve life(Manslaughter in Eyre Sq, and blinded a pensioner)

What is need is put the bad ones to work in the canals cleaning them up like chain gangs.I mean they get paid to live in jail free food free clothes free rent free gym free schooling free medical care.What else is free?
And then get paid when they get out? And have a right to life after wards without repercussions as they did their time.
What a load of bull****.

sgthighway

sgthighway wrote: »

1 Life Sentence for the Riedo Murder
5 years for stealing her phone
5 years for stealing her camera
2 Life Sentences for rape of french girl 7 weeks before the murder

We won't see him again.

He should have been serving a 'proper' life as it was before that even happened.

Involved in the manslaughter of a man in eyre square who was beaten up by a gang of which he was one, and also beat up a pensioner and i believe blinded the poor man.

Also there was the fella in Dublin who killed the Polish lad with the screwdriver around a year ago, he was out on temporary release.

Closer to home i have a friend who was glassed in the face by a lad who at the age of 20 is a repeat offender, if kept of the streets instead of receiving petty sentences his face wouldn't be scarred now.
Even if he does time and chooses to avoid paying compensation he'll be back out again before the year is over.

I also remember reading a few weeks back in one of the local papers that a taxi driver was pulled from his car and beaten by a country lad, compensation was paid and that was the end of it.
The compensation should be ADDITIONAL, if they don't pay it, then take it from any future pay packs or welfare payments.

poisonated

I'm not being racist here. I'm just curious, will this guy do his time in Ireland or Poland. I presume Ireland?

CaliforniaDream

I hope the family can get something from this. Perhaps they can take the time to grieve properly now and maybe get some peace in their lives.

I remember the night this happened. We finished work early because it was so quiet. Left at about 2am just around the corner from the incident, from the articles I've read, I think at about the same time it happened.
I remember saying to my boyfriend how quiet it was that night. Always wonder if we could have done something if we had gone left instead of right when we left work.

discodiva92

So did the victim haress a female or what happened

mrsweebri

can someone tell me what "life" actually means please? I saw someone say "as little as 14 years" but assume thats if you get out early? What is the actual number of years for life or is it not fixed? thanks

wanted to add what a terrible thing for the boy's family and hope they can get back to grieving without sparing any more energy on the court case.

soundbyte

mrsweebri wrote: »

can someone tell me what "life" actually means please? I saw someone say "as little as 14 years" but assume thats if you get out early? What is the actual number of years for life or is it not fixed? thanks

Life means life in Ireland.

However, the Minister for Justice can decide to release a life-term prisoner on licence, but that person can be recalled to prison at any point. While they may be out, it is only on licence and they are still serving a life sentence.

xE

Good to see some justice done, not ideal but its the best that could have been expected. On the immigration issue, it would make you wonder what animals slipped in along with the decent immigrants.

biko

discodiva92 wrote: »

So did the victim haress a female or what happened

Just read the article in the paper. It tells you what happened.

mrsweebri wrote: »

can someone tell me what "life" actually means please? I saw someone say "as little as 14 years" but assume thats if you get out early? What is the actual number of years for life or is it not fixed? thanks

Wiki:
A life sentence in the Republic of Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict.
It is not necessarily "life imprisonment" in practice, as not all of the life sentence is generally served in prison custody. The granting of temporary or early release of life sentenced prisoners is a feature of the Irish prison system handled by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
Prisoners serving very long sentences, including life sentences, are normally reviewed on a number of occasions over a number of years before any substantial concessions would be recommended by the Board.
The final decision as to whether a life sentenced prisoner is released rests solely with the Minister, and as such, the length of time spent in custody by offenders serving life sentences can vary substantially.

softmee

biko wrote: »

Just read the article in the paper. It tells you what happened.

No it doesnt. It tells what was the murderer's statement only.

cats.life

fend wrote: »

I actually teared up reading that article...

my 7 year old was in bits when we told him that kieran had died ,(we didint tell him exactly what happend cos he be having night mares) cos on a friday we get our lad a gingerbread man for a treat in hugh,s and kieran always knew what to get him ,they have a little chat. jail is to good for him ,3 meals a day , no rent to pay, playstation in his room,.

Predalien

mrsweebri wrote: »

can someone tell me what "life" actually means please? I saw someone say "as little as 14 years" but assume thats if you get out early? What is the actual number of years for life or is it not fixed? thanks

wanted to add what a terrible thing for the boy's family and hope they can get back to grieving without sparing any more energy on the court case.

The average is now 17 years.
http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2008/dec/28/life-now-nears-life/

biko

softmee wrote: »

No it doesnt. It tells what was the murderer's statement only.

Ok, if you want more info discodiva92 we have some earlier threads from when it happened.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055581585
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055633578
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055633578
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055636203