Tomas Cypas (35) was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Watching their mother and father saying goodbye “to their firstborn son was the most heartbreaking thing we experienced”, the brothers wrote. Earlier this month, a jury convicted Lithuanian national Cypas of murdering Kokenbergs by a majority verdict of 10 to two. “Losing a child at any age is the most brutal loss and every parent’s worst nightmare. It was the worst thing in our lives to look into Mam and Dad’s eyes and tell them they had lost a son.

Source: The Irish Times March 21, 2026 09:02 UTC