Derek Boyd

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Sandra Boyd

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Brother of Sandra Boyd weeps and apologises to family after being ... (Irish Mirror)

Derek Boyd was before Dublin District Court which heard that he faces two charges which relate to a 'terrible accident' and 'heartbreaking tragedy'

Her partner Darren Noonan this week revealed his heartbreak earlier this week and said: "There is no one in this world like her. Mr Boyd was in Garda custody since his arrest on Monday before he was charged yesterday and appeared in court. One family member replied: "We love you."

Brother of Sandra Boyd appears in court charged with possession of ... (Independent.ie)

A DUBLIN man has been charged with possession of a semi-automatic pistol after his sister was fatally shot in what a court heard was a “heartbreaking ...

Judge Murphy granted free legal aid after an application was made by the defence. He was handed copies of the charge sheets. Gardaí subsequently launched an investigation and have been attempting to establish what occurred in the house at the time of the shooting. His barrister Morgan Shelley said he had been instructed not to make an application for bail today and said the defence was not anticipating that “any bail application will be made in this case”. Mr Boyd made no reply after caution to the first count and replied “no comment” to the second. Mr Boyd made no application for bail at Dublin District Court and the case was adjourned for the directions of the DPP.

Brother of Sandra Boyd (36) appears in court charged with firearms ... (The Irish Times)

Derek Boyd (27) wept and told relatives 'I'm sorry', following an emotionally charged hearing.

Detective Sergeant Mangan told the court that Mr Boyd was arrested at 1.30 pm to be charged. Before being escorted from the courtroom, gardaí and prison officers allowed a brief opportunity for him to see his relatives in court. However, he did not address the court.

Brother of Sandra Boyd weeps in court as charged with firearm ... (Irish Examiner)

Derek Boyd's barrister told the court the firearms charges "relate to a terrible accident" and a "heartbreaking tragedy".

He added: “We are not anticipating any bail application will be made in this case.” However, he did not address the court. He said the accused replied: "No comment" to the ammunition charge, and in response to the gun possession offence, "he made no reply".

Brother of Sandra Boyd in court charged with firearms offences (Newstalk)

Derek Boyd is accused of having a gun and ammunition at the house on the night of his sister's death.

Her younger brother, Derek, appeared before a late sitting of Dublin District Court on Wednesday charged with having a semi-automatic pistol in his possession at the house that night. Derek Boyd is accused of having a gun and ammunition at the house at Collins Place, Finglas in Dublin 11 on the night of his sister's death. The brother of a woman shot dead at their family home in Dublin over the weekend has appeared in court charged with firearms offences.

Sandra Boyd's brother charged over her fatal shooting (RTE.ie)

A 27-year-old man has appeared in court in Dublin charged in connection with the fatal shooting of his sister Sandra Boyd.

Mr Boyd is accused of the unlawful possession of a semi-automatic pistol with a magazine, and five live rounds of ammunition at 16 Collins Place on 19 March last. Derek Boyd, with an address at Collins Place, is accused of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. The mother-of-five was shot dead at the back of her parents' home at Collins Place in Finglas East at around 8.40pm on Saturday evening.