A decision against a retrial of a murder case, which collapsed over disputed pathology evidence, has been upheld by the Court of Appeal.

A Limerick man whose conviction for murder was quashed following an appeal was yesterday sentenced to 11 years, with three suspended, for manslaughter.

A Limerick man whose conviction for murder was quashed following a successful appeal was today sentenced to 11 years with three suspended for manslaughter.

A Limerick man whose conviction for murder was quashed following a successful appeal will be sentenced for manslaughter next week at the Central Criminal Court.

State pathologist Marie Cassidy’s “dramatic intervention” over evidence given in a murder trial by her former deputy, Khalid Jaber, has resulted in a High Court ruling prohibiting a retrial.

The inquest into the death of an elderly woman who died in a nursing home has found that suffocation by smothering with a pillow was the cause of death, in line with “circumstantial evidence”, even though there were no “identifiable” asphyxial signs on her body.

The trial has opened of a man charged with the murder of Martin Brophy, who died from severe head injuries, including kicks to the head and blows from part of a concrete block, in Waterford nearly three years ago.

Alan Shatter has assured the Dáil he has full confidence in the workings Office of the State Pathologist after last week’s shock resignation of the deputy state pathologist, Dr Khalid Jaber.

SEVERAL serious crime investigations could be adversely affected by the decision of deputy state pathologist, Dr Khalid Jaber, to resign.

It is 20 years since the decision was taken to expand Dr John Harbison’s State Pathologist’s Office but almost immediately it looked like the one-man-show could turn into a circus.

The Department of Justice is refusing to detail how the State Pathologist’s Office will manage its workload in the wake of the sudden resignation of deputy state pathologist Dr Khalid Jaber.

Controversy surrounding the sudden resignation of the deputy state pathologist has provoked demands for Justice Minister Alan Shatter to make an emergency statement to the Dáil on the matter.

A woman who died after being found unconscious at an apartment in Dublin's north inner city suffered some sort of blow to the head, according to the Deputy State Pathologist.

Akeed Mofeed will continue his racing career in Hong Kong after being sold by his owner-breeder Jaber Abdullah.

The Deputy State pathologist said today that a 24-year-old father of two, who was stabbed 11 times during an altercation, died from significant blood loss caused by multiple penetrating stab wounds to the heart, lungs and neck.

Majestic Dubawi will be heading to Newmarket for her next start in either the Cheveley Park or the Rockfel Stakes.

David Simcock can now start thinking of next year’s Ascot Gold Cup after the hugely progressive Darley Sun pulled five lengths clear of the field in the totesport.com Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

Mick Channon’s exciting four-year-old Youmzain is set to run in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh on Sunday.

Lebanon seeks an immediate ceasefire in the nearly two-week old Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in the country’s south, Lebanon’s ambassador to Japan said today.

OLEG BLOKHIN found the perfect remedy for his team’s poor performance against Spain in their World Cup opener, and it paid off handsomely as Ukraine comfortably defeated Saudi Arabia 4-0 to rekindle their hopes of a place in the second round.

Israeli and Palestinian security commanders failed to reach agreement today on the handover of the West Bank town of Jericho to Palestinian security control, but decided to meet a second time to try to salvage a deal.

Nearly two million pilgrims have symbolically stoned the devil in Mecca, 24 hours after 35 Muslims performing the ritual were crushed or trampled to death.