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Inquest into Jasmine McMonagle death scheduled for Friday

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Inquest into Jasmine McMonagle death to take place on Friday

An inquest into the death of mother-of-two Jasmine McMonagle has been scheduled for Friday. The 28-year-old hairdresser was found dead at her home at Forest Park, Killygordon in the early hours of January 4, 2019. Donegal coroner Dr Denis McCauley ...

07 Sept 2023 at 06:46

Crime & Court

Murder accused set fire to car he bought for Jasmine McMonagle

The man accused of murdering Jasmine McMonagle told a psychiatrist he bought the mother-of-two a car for Christmas but later set fire to it after she would not agree to a reconciliation, a jury has heard. Richard Burke told Dr Anthony Kearns, a ...

22 Mar 2023 at 17:58

Crime & Court

Jasmine McMonagle trial hears how accused admitted he ‘went ballistic’

Gardaí made the decision to force entry to the house where Jasmine McMonagle had been killed after her 8-year-old daughter was seen at the front bedroom window of the property following an hours-long standoff with the accused, a Central ...

21 Mar 2023 at 15:15

Crime & Court

Jasmine McMonagle inquest on hold until after murder trial

An inquest into the death of a young Donegal mother has been adjourned until a murder trial has concluded. Jasmine McMonagle (28) was found dead at her home at Forest Park, Killygordon in the early hours of January 4, 2019. Her partner,...

08 Feb 2023 at 10:18

Crime & Court

“I miss my Mammy so much”: Jasmine McMonagle daughter

The mother of Jasmine McMonagle, who was brutally beaten to death by her ‘on and off’ partner in her own home in Killygordon, has told how she relives the killing and wonders if her daughter called out for her family before she died. ...

19 Apr 2023 at 07:57

Crime & Court

'All we can do now is make sure Jasmine is never forgotten'

The family of 'beautiful' Jasmine McMonagle have vowed that her memory will live on. Richard Burke was jailed for 14 years for her manslaughter on Monday by Mr Justice Paul Burns at the Central Criminal Court. Jasmine was aged 28 ...

24 May 2023 at 12:14

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Central Criminal Court hears of 'brutal death' suffered by Jasmine McMonagle

Mother-of-two Jasmine McMonagle met a “brutal death” in her own home and was found by gardaí in a “pool of blood” after she was strangled and had “blows reigned upon her” by her "on and off" partner, a murder trial jury has ...

20 Mar 2023 at 17:43

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Family of Jasmine McMonagle opt against proceeding with inquest

An inquest into the death of Killygordon mother-of-two Jasmine McMonagle has been formally closed. Donegal coroner Dr Denis McCauley reopened the inquest briefly on Friday morning at Donegal Town courthouse. The family of ...

08 Sept 2023 at 12:53

Crime & Court

Accused told gardaí he 'went blank' when he strangled Jasmine McMonagle, trial told

Murder accused Richard Burke told gardaí he “went blank” when he started “punching the f**k out of” Jasmine McMonagle and strangling her with a rope, the Central Criminal Court has heard. The Central Criminal Court trial ...

21 Mar 2023 at 19:39

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Trial of man accused of Jasmine McMonagle murder to begin on Monday

The trial of a man for the murder of a young Donegal mother-of-two will begin on Monday. Jasmine McMonagle (28) was found dead at her home at Forest Park, Killygordon in the early hours of January 4, 2019. Richard Burke ...

19 Mar 2023 at 08:38

Crime & Court

'I have to speak for her': Jasmine McMonagle sister calls for action on femicide

A sister of murdered Donegal woman Jasmine McMonagle says more has to be done to tackle femicide in Ireland. Jenna McMonagle was speaking in the wake of a murder of a mother-of-two, Paula Canty, in Cork. Ms McMonagle’s ...

11 Jan 2025 at 12:59

Crime & Court

Richard Burke to be sentenced for Jasmine McMonagle manslaughter

‘Evil’ Richard Burke will be sentenced on Monday for the manslaughter of Jasmine McMonagle. In March, a jury at the Central Criminal Courts returned a verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by ...

21 May 2023 at 21:53

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