A 21-year-old Ballynacargy man from Carrig Mór housing estate, who was aged 17 when he was involved in what was described as a”horrendous” arson and stabbing attack on a man in his mid 20s at Coolcor, Rhode, Co. Offaly on 7 September, 2015, was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last week.
David Keena was aged 17 when he went with the old co-accused, Shaun Groome, with an address at Ballinderry, Mullingar, to the home of Ciaran Murphy (29) at Coolcor, Rhode. The victim was stabbed 16 times and set on fire, after having petrol poured on him and left to die in his burning house.
