Two men have been found guilty of the murder of Croatian national Josip Strok on a Dublin street last year.
At the Central Criminal Court, 44-year-old Mark Lee, of no fixed abode, and 19-year-old Anthony Delappe, of Melrose Avenue, Clondalkin, were found guilty by a majority verdict of the murder of 31-year-old Mr Strok.
21-year-old Connor Rafferty of Castlegrange Close, Clondalkin, had pleaded not guilty to Mr Strok's murder. The jury returned a not guilty verdict in respect of the murder charge against him.
All three had already pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to Mr Strok's friend, 29-year-old David Druzinec, at the same location.
The incident happened on 30 March 2024 and Mr Strok died four days later, on 3 April 2024 from the blunt force injuries he sustained in the attack.
The prosecution told the Central Criminal Court that Mr Strok was repeatedly kicked in the head, punched, stamped on and beaten.
Lee and Delappe were convicted by the jury following more than six hours of deliberations
They have been remanded in custody for sentencing on 17 November next.
It was the prosecutions case that the three men assaulted the two Croatians after being told that they had attacked a 17-year-old boy at a nearby bus stop.
Seoirse Ó Dúnlaing SC, for the prosecution, said in his opening speech that the accused knew Mr Strok and Mr Druzinec were foreign nationals and that has "relevance in the case".
Earlier today, the jury were told they could reach a majority verdict.
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