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Clifden Murder: Asylum Seeker Charged
31 May
Summary
- A woman was found with fatal slash and stab wounds.
- An asylum seeker has been charged with her murder.
- The accused was remanded in custody and requested medical aid.
A man appeared in court on Saturday evening charged with the murder of a woman discovered near Clifden, County Galway. Masumeh Manojan, originally from Iran and in her 30s, was found deceased on Thursday morning with fatal slash and stab wounds.
The accused, identified as 35-year-old Ali Sohrabi, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge, which allegedly occurred between May 27 and May 28. His body was discovered close to an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre.
Sohrabi, who has no fixed address, was remanded in custody to Castlerea Prison. The court granted his defence solicitor's request for him to receive medical and psychiatric care while imprisoned. He is scheduled to appear before the court again next Wednesday via video link.
