Two drug dealers jailed for life for murdering promising young footballer

Viorel Doroscan (23) and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24)

Eoin Reynolds

Two drug dealers have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a promising young footballer who had stolen €6,000 worth of cannabis.

Muna Ali, the mother of the deceased man Mahamud Ilyas (22), wrote a statement that was read out at today's sentencing hearing at the Central Criminal Court for her son's murderers, Viorel Doroscan (23) and Otniel Richardo Clejan (24).