Derek Boyd has been found guilty of stabbing a man to death at his north Dublin home while serving a suspended sentence for the manslaughter of his sister.
Dublin’s Central Criminal Court found Boyd, 31, of Scribblestown Place, Finglas, guilty of murdering Mark Carroll, 34, on June 9, 2024. Boyd had pleaded not guilty.
Details of the Attack
The two men and their partners had been drinking together at Boyd’s home when a late-night row broke out. In the following altercation, Mr Carroll suffered three stab wounds which killed him. Prosecuting Counsel Sean Guerin said Boyd had run away to the UK after the attack.
However, his defence said this did not mean he was guilty of murder but because the fact he was already serving a suspended sentence meant he would go back to prison.
Additional Charges
Boyd was also charged with assaulting the deceased man’s girlfriend, Megan Rock, on the same occasion, causing her harm. He pleaded not guilty to this charge. Boyd's girlfriend, Chantelle Harcourt, 34, of Primrose Grove, Darndale, stood accused of impeding her partner's prosecution. She had pleaded not guilty.
The 11 jurors returned today unable to reach a verdict on Boyd’s alleged assault on Megan Rock or Harcourt’s alleged charge of assisting an offender.
Sentencing
Boyd will be sentenced next Tuesday to the mandatory sentence of life in prison.
