Two boys found guilty in the murder of Ana Kriegel

Two boys of age 14 have found guilty in the murder of the 14-year-old girl Ana Kriegel, Republic of Ireland. They are marked as the youngest people in the history of the State to be convicted of murder.

The girl had been taken by one of the boys from her home. At the time of murder, the boys were of age 13. They had denied the charges and were granted anonymity during the trial due to their age.

The boys were refereed as Boy A and Boy B. After a trial of 6 weeks, the boys were found guilty of the murder. Boy A was convicted of the murder and brutal sexual abuse of the young girl. The other boy was convicted of murder.

The boys were remanded in custody in Oberstown children’s detention centre until July 15th. The time when the verdicts were read out, both the boys’ parents were present at the court and had cried and hugged the teens before they were led away.

The parents of Ana Kriegel were also present at every moment of the trial wept and embraced their supporters before thanking the prosecution team and the gardai.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott said, “This has been a very difficult trial”, “I can’t offer you anything apart from, of course, sincere gratitude”, he added.

Ana’s naked body was found from Derelict Glenwood House in Lucan, with a ligature around the neck. The body was found after three days since she was missing.

About 50 injuries had been identified the girl’s body by a former state pathologist.

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