Aaron Connolly

Family of Mr Reilly say they were given 'life sentence' on day 'Cameron was taken from us'

Mr Reilly had been socialising with a group of around 15 friends in a field just outside the town on the night of May 25th, 2018 before his murder. Connolly claimed that when he left, Mr Reilly was still alive and standing up. Cameron was more than just a name in the media, Mr Flanagan told the court. He said he himself is still haunted by the words of Cameron’s mother Tracy at the time: “What did they do to my beautiful child”. “We were served a life sentence the day Cameron was taken from us,” he told the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday. He told the court Cameron loved music and attended numerous concerts with his friends.

Aaron Connolly of Willstown, Drumcar had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Reilly at Shamrock Hill, Dunleer in May 2018. A jury returned a unanimous guilty ...

Aaron Connolly was today sentenced to life in prison. A jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict last week and he was today sentenced to life in prison. Aaron Connolly of Willstown, Drumcar had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr Reilly at Shamrock Hill, Dunleer in May 2018.

A 23-year-old man is jailed for life for the murder of a teenager in County Louth.

The jury returned a guilty verdict on 15 December and on Tuesday, Connolly was handed a life sentence for the murder. During the trial, the jury was told Mr Reilly had been drinking with friends in a field and Connolly was among the group. It was alleged that Connolly and Mr Reilly later returned to the field, where the teenager's body was found the following morning. "He was a son, a grandson, a nephew and a cousin and he deserves to be remembered for that. He said Mr Reilly "was so much more than a name in the media". He described the teenager as a "gentle, quiet boy who was a joy to be around".

In a victim impact statement on behalf of the family, Cameron's uncle Darren Flanagan said the four saddest words in the English language are “what might ...

Some of the group went to a local takeaway to get food shortly after midnight before he and Connolly returned to the field. Connolly claimed that when he left, Mr Reilly was still alive and standing up. Cameron was more than just a name in the media, Mr Flanagan told the court. He said he himself is still haunted by the words of Cameron’s mother Tracy at the time: “What did they do to my beautiful child”. “We were served a life sentence the day Cameron was taken from us,” he told the Central Criminal Court today. He told the court Cameron loved music and attended numerous concerts with his friends.