Cameron Reilly

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Aaron Connolly

Man sentenced to life in jail for Cameron Reilly murder (RTE.ie)

Aaron Connolly, of Willistown, Drumcar was found guilty by a jury last Thursday. He had pleaded not guilty to the murder of the 18-year-old at Shamrock Hill, ...

He said the constant fox-like evolution of the lies rebutted any suggestion he was lying to protect his private life or sexual preferences. Mr Reilly returned to the field, where his 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 the trial was particularly difficult for his family. Mr Reilly had been out with a group of friends in Dunleer on 25 May 2018. We were served a life sentence when he was taken away from us.

'Our world collapsed,' say family of murdered Cameron Reilly as ... (Irish Examiner)

Cameron was more than just a name in the media, his uncle Darren Flanagan told the court. He was a son, a grandson, a cousin a nephew and “so much more than ...

In his garda interviews, Connolly said he could not remember what he was doing during a “missing hour” on the night Cameron Reilly died violently as he had taken a combination of drugs that made him black out. Connolly told investigating officers he had taken two grammes of cocaine and half a gramme of MDMA. Some of the group went to a local takeaway to get food shortly after midnight before he and Connolly returned to the field. Cameron was more than just a name in the media, Mr Flanagan told the court. He told the court Cameron loved music and attended numerous concerts with his friends. “We were served a life sentence the day Cameron was taken from us,” he told the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Aaron Connolly sentenced for murder of Cameron Reilly (18) in Co ... (The Irish Times)

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.

Connolly handed life sentence over murder of Cameron Reilly in Louth (LMFM)

Aaron Connolly has been handed a life sentence for the murder of 18-year-old Cameron Reilly, who was found dead in a field in Co. Louth four years ago.

Reilly was discovered in a field in Drumcar, with strangulation marks on his neck. Reilly at Shamrock Hill, Dunleer, on the 26th of May 2018. Aaron Connolly has been handed a life sentence for the murder of 18-year-old Cameron Reilly, who was found dead in a field in Co.

Aaron Connolly sentenced to life in prison for Cameron Reilly murder (Newstalk)

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.

Cameron Reilly murder: Aaron Connolly is jailed for life (BBC News)

A man has received a life sentence for murdering an 18-year-old student whose body was found in a field in the Republic of Ireland four years ago.

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".

Aaron Connolly gets life sentence for murder of student Cameron ... (BreakingNews.ie)

The family of Cameron Reilly, the 18-year-old who was murdered by a teenager he had been drinking with in a field in Dunleer, Co Louth four years ago, ...

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 Reilly 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.