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Where we are at now

On April 9, 2000, Irish banker and guest-worker-in-Hungary Ciaran Tobin drove on the sidewalk some 70 meters. He ran over and killed two children, Marci Zoltai (4) and Petra Zoltai (2), who were waiting with their grandmother and aunt to cross the street at a pedestrian crossing in the village of Leányfalu, outside of Budapest, Hungary.

Both children died on the scene.

What happened after is a mockery of the Hungarian judicial system. Helped by a thick pocket and a star-studded defense lawyer team, Ciaran Tobin made his way out of the country before the trial, never to return. He was sentenced, in his absence, to 3 years in prison by the Buda District Court in 2002.

Hungary issued a European Arrest Warrant for Ciaran Tobin in 2005 and a "surrender (a.k.a. extradition) request" to Ireland. The Irish Court turned down Hungary's request to surrender Tobin and also refused to carry out the sentence on Irish soil referring to the meaning of the English verb "flee". Whatever.

It has been more than 8 years since the crime. Ciaran Tobin never spent one minute in jail for robbing Marci and Petra Zoltai of their lives.

Ciaran Tobin has lived near Dublin, Ireland, undisturbed, working as a senior manager of a large insurance company that has the words "Irish" and "life" in its name. For us, since April 9, 2000, those words translate to "Hungarian" and "death".

As a new development in the case, a document has been recently uncovered that Ciaran Tobin allegedly signed in Hungary in 2006, which may change the whole legal ballgame. In light of this new fact, Hungary is now reportedly about to issue a new EAW.

For the latest developments of this tragic story, this moral and legal chaos, be sure to bookmark www.ciaran-tobin.com.

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Marci & Petra's grave

Marci's and Petra's grave.
Sír: this sad and beautiful Hungarian word means both "grave" and "cry".

Marci & Petra's story

Marci Zoltai (4) and Petra Zoltai (2), of Leanyfalu, Hungary, were killed by Ciaran Tobin 8 years ago, on April 9, 2000.

He confessed to the crime. He was convicted and sentenced in a Court of Law. But he's never spent one minute in jail, thanks to his thick wallet, star-studded defense lawyers, and with a little help from the Public Prosecutor and the Judge.

We make no bones about it: we agree with Dr. Tóth, the Zoltai family's lawyer when he says "what is at stake here is the credibility of the Hungarian judicial system".

It is the purpose of this site to draw attention to a case that is causing a crisis gripping Hungary, Ireland and the judicial system of the European Union.

May Marci and Petra rest in peace.

Why this site exists

This site is about one Ciaran Tobin, of Cairn Manor, Ratoath, Co Meath, Ireland.The man killed two children, Marci Zoltai (4) and Petra Zoltai (2) on April 9, 2000, 8 years ago.
He confessed to the crime. He was convicted. Still, he's never spent one minute in jail.

This site wants to change that.