Overview
- The Central Criminal Court jury found the 31-year-old guilty of murdering his 27-year-old partner and of setting fire to their Midleton apartment.
- He now faces a life sentence for murder, with sentencing to follow.
- During the trial he told prosecutors, “Yes, I killed her,” and accepted it was not self-defence.
- State pathologist evidence detailed 11 stab wounds and 14 incised wounds, including a gaping chest wound, a slit throat and a partially amputated arm.
- Judge Siobhan Lankford had directed that only murder or manslaughter could be considered after his admission, and the jury reached its decision after beginning deliberations on Wednesday.