Trial set in shelter murder case

A British national accused of the murder of a woman at a homeless shelter in Dublin last year is to stand trial in February, …

A British national accused of the murder of a woman at a homeless shelter in Dublin last year is to stand trial in February, it was announced today.

Rebecca Hoban (28) was stabbed to death at a flat in a house for the homless at Ranelagh Road in Dublin on December 17th.

Clive Butcher (43), with an address at Ranelagh Road, Ranelagh, Dublin, will stand trial on February 8th.

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