One of the two boys accused of Ana Kriegel’s murder replied, “Are you joking me?” when gardai told him her blood was found on his boots.
He then asked the detective, “Are you actually being serious about this?” the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday.
Gardai put it to the boy the only way he could have Ana’s blood on his boots was if he was in the room when she was assaulted and asked him if he was in that room. He replied: “No.”
Boy A also told detectives in interview his interests included “anatomy, the human body” and the “inner life, the skeleton”. The accused, who are 14, cannot be named because they are minors.
They have each pleaded not guilty to murdering the 14-year-old schoolgirl at Glenwood House, Clonee Road, Lucan on May 14 last year.
Anastasia Kriegel trial: Blood matching that of Ana Kriegel's found on boots of Boy A, court hears
Boy A is further charged with the 14-year-old’s aggravated sexual assault in a manner that involved serious violence to her. He has pleaded not guilty to that count also.
Scientist John Hoade of Forensic Science Ireland told the court that blood on both of Boy A’s boots matched that of Ana Kriegel. He added the blood pattern indicated that, “[Boy A] either assaulted Anastasia Kriegel or was in very close proximity to Anastasia Kriegel when she was assaulted”.
The scientist also examined a 92cm long by 4cm by 3cm stick with a nail or staple in both ends that gardai found near her body.
Showing the stick to the jury he pointed out it was charred on one end and had blood stains along it with heavy staining on the charred end.
He described another area of blood staining as “percussive” explaining that such stains are caused when there is already blood on the stick and it is swung, impacting on a surface.
The DNA from that blood matched Ana Kriegel’s, he said.
He added the stains he saw on the stick were what he would expect to see if it was used as a weapon in the assault on the schoolgirl.
Mr Hoade also identified for the jury a section of a nine-inch concrete block which, he said, was taken from the scene. He noted blood stains on all six sides of the block but told the court he did not sample those stains.
