Ms Justice Caroline Biggs said to find him guilty of murder, they must be satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Scott intended to kill or cause serious injury to his aunt.

Mr Silver (46), of Aughavard, Foxford, Co Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gda Horkan knowing or being reckless as to whether he was a member of An Garda Siochana acting in accordance with his duty at Castlerea, Co Roscommon on June 17th, 2020.

Paul NeilanThe State has failed in a bid to increase the sentence imposed on a "troubled" young woman jailed for the manslaughter of her own new-born baby, who she put in a bin after ...

This morning lawyers in the case revealed that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has spent this week considering a plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

Mr Justice Hunt said the jury in the trial had been "charitable and merciful" in finding Smith not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter on the basis that he was too intoxicated to have intended to kill the deceased.

Mr Justice Hunt said that Lee's behaviour appears to be "chaos rather than intentional"

Daniel Murray (40), pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Patrick Oliver Murray at his home in Derrylurgan, Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, on August 2nd, 2018

Vincent Kelly (45) died from serious head injuries after he was punched once by Paul O'Carroll (47) outside the Royal Hotel, Bray, Co Wicklow, in the early hours of June 9th, 2018.

Derek Boyd (28) told gardaí that by killing his 34-year-sister through an accidental discharge of a loaded semi-automatic pistol last March, he committed “an unpardonable sin” for which he will pay for the rest of his life.

Isaac Horgan died after being stabbed in the leg at his home in Dublin

In 2014, Celyn Eadon (30) pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his mother in 2011

The judge said baby Sophie, who was born healthy, was denied the chance of a long and happy life