Mark Lee, posted what the judge described as 'ugly, ill-informed and discriminatory' statements online in the months prior to the assault. Photograph: Collins Courts
Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the “brutal” murder of a “good friend, amazing brother and super son,” who was taking his last step towards fulfilling his life when he was beaten to death on a Dublin street.
Passing sentence on Monday, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring said that one of the defendants, Mark Lee (44), murdered Josip Strok (31) while acting on weak hearsay evidence from two youths that the deceased and his friend, David Druzinec (29), had assaulted a child.
The judge noted that Lee had earlier on the same day posted on social media saying: “I’m not homophobic myself, but I am racist and I’m not afraid to say it.
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