Dublin man died in hospital three days after one-punch attack on St Patrick’s Day in 2023
The case against a man charged with killing a Dublin carpenter in a one-punch attack in Boston has been declared a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
Mr Whelan, who emigrated to the US from Dublin in 2002, had been working as a carpenter and was living in Woburn, north of Boston.Grind school expansion in South Dublin sparks concern among school principals over loss of students‘My son is getting married in the summer, and the likelihood is that I’m going to be able to see that’
The court heard the two men were strangers who interacted on the street for seven minutes. Mr Sadiq then struck Mr Whelan, who fell and hit his head.allegation of racism is “a convenient interpretation.” “Barry never had a bad word to say about anybody,” he said. “I’ve never heard anything racial come out of his mouth.
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