Today marks two years since the tragic deaths of Co Monaghan teenagers Dlava Mohammad and Kiea McCann. Both girls were on their way to a school debs when the fatal collision happened at Legnakelly outside Clones on the 31st of July.
Best friends 17-year-old Kiea McCann and 16-year-old Dlava Mohamed tragically lost their lives on July 31st, when the car they were travelling in, hit a tree on a section of the N54 at Legnakelly near Clones.
61 year old Anthony McGinn of Drumloo, Newbliss pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of Kiea McCann and Dlava Mohammed.
He also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to Dlava Mohammed's sister, Avin.
Back in May, Judge John Aylmer imposed the sentence of seven years at Monaghan Circuit Court. Judge John Aylmer handed down a headline sentence of nine years at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court with the final two years suspended in full.
On July 31st 2023, the two teenagers, Kiea and Dlava were making their way to the debs ball in the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan Town along with Dlava's sister Avin.
The car they were travelling in, driven by Mr McGinn, struck a tree on the N54 at Legnakelly, Clones, killing Kiea, Dlava, and seriously injuring Avin. Senior Investigating Officer Ann-Marie Lardner told the court that the primary cause of the accident was speed.
