Overview
- A Central Criminal Court jury unanimously found Boyd guilty of murder on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, after about nine hours of deliberation spread over three days.
- A pathologist told the court that Carroll suffered three stab wounds and died from a roughly 10.5cm chest wound the expert described as unsurvivable.
- The trial focused on competing accounts: Boyd said he grabbed a kitchen knife and acted in self‑defence during a struggle, while the prosecution argued he carried out a determined, murderous attack and later fled to the UK.
- Boyd was serving the suspended portion of a 2022 manslaughter sentence for his sister’s death when Carroll was killed, and Judge Melanie Greally remanded him in custody ahead of the life sentence hearing on July 28.
- Jurors failed to agree on separate charges that remain unresolved, namely an assault charge involving Carroll’s partner Megan Rock and an alleged impeding‑prosecution charge against Boyd’s partner Chantelle Harcourt, and victim impact statements are expected at sentencing.