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<p>The judge said that the now 29-year-old Celyn Eadon had inflicted multiple stab wounds to his mother's head and body and killed her in a "frenzied attack", which was caused by chronic substance abuse after ingesting a "cocktail" of illegal substances. File photo</p>

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Judge orders man who killed mother in 'frenzied knife attack' to be supervised on release
Celyn Eadon's sentence was reduced from life, when originally found guilty of murder, to 14 years on a manslaughter charge
Whether intoxication can ever be a defence to murder will be part of appeal by man who killed mother

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Whether intoxication can ever be a defence to murder will be part of appeal by man who killed mother
Plan to deal with 120k outstanding Garda warrants

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Plan to deal with 120k outstanding Garda warrants

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Garda blunders ‘allowed murder to occur’

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Man killed mother despite custody order
Life sentence for man found guilty of murdering his mother

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Life sentence for man found guilty of murdering his mother
Man who killed mother claims he was delusional
Man who killed mother claims he was delusional

A 22-year-old Mayo man denied killing his mother because she had destroyed his drugs, but said he did it because he was delusional.

Thu, 30 Jan, 2014

Murder trial witness tells how accused claimed he had 'been abducted by aliens'

A man has told a Mayo murder trial that he was having his morning tea, when a half-naked teenager approached his kitchen window and told him he had been abducted by aliens.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2014

Murder accused was ‘hallucinating’

A 22-year-old Mayo man has gone on trial, charged with murdering his mother at their home almost three years ago.

Sat, 25 Jan, 2014

Man remanded in custody after being charged with mother's murder

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court in Co Mayo charged with murdering his mother.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2011

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