A 42-year-old man will be jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder of a man whose body lay undiscovered in a quarry in Co Wexford for almost two weeks.
Christopher Judge, with an address at Pairc na Dara, Clonard, Co Wexford, was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court where he replied "guilty" to a charge that he murdered 27-year-old Stephen Ring at that address on 15 October 2024.
Mr Justice Paul McDermott directed that victim impact statements be prepared and adjourned the matter to 27 March for a sentencing hearing, when he will impose the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.
He also directed that a trial date of 13 April be vacated.
Mr Ring was reported missing by his mother on 17 October 2024.
His body was discovered by two children who were out fishing ten days later. It had remained in the Carrigfoyle Quarry for 13 days and when removed was found to be decomposed and had been fed on by fish.
Last month, Jane Corcorcan, aged 34, also with an address at Pairc na Dara, was jailed for six years after she pleaded guilty to impeding Judge's apprehension or prosecution by helping him to move the remains of Stephen Ring from her home.
She also admitted assisting Judge by telling falsehoods to gardaí.
