The now 17 year old boy is awaiting sentence for the murder of Uransetseg Tserendorj
A judge has indicated his preference to hand down a life sentence to a child murderer with a review date built-in, but has raised concerns about its basis in law.
The boy, who murdered a woman in Dublin in 2021, was due to be sentenced today but his case was adjourned due to what was described as a "yawning gap" in the legislation.
The now 17 year old boy is awaiting sentence for the murder of Uransetseg Tserendorj.
She died after he stabbed her in the neck as she made her way home from her cleaning job in the IFSC two years ago.
He can’t be named because of his age, and the life sentence automatically handed down to adult murderers isn’t mandatory in his case – again, due to his age.
Mr Justice Tony Hunt said he felt a life sentence with a review after 13 years was appropriate.
However, given what he described as deficiencies in the law relating to the powers of the reviewing judge down the line, he felt he couldn’t adopt that approach.
Due to the lack of clarity on the options available to the reviewing judge, he was minded to hand down a life sentence, and leave it in the hands of the Parole Board.
The final order wasn’t made today though. Instead, the judge gave the defence two weeks to consider its position.
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