An Irish man accused of killing a passenger on a party boat by throwing him into the San Francisco Bay has been found not guilty of murder charges, but a jury deadlocked on one charge each of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter.

TWELVE jury members were last night deliberating on the fate of an Irishman who faces 25 years to life in a United States jail after being accused of murder.

An Irishman accused of throwing a Swiss man over the side of a party boat in San Francisco Bay has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and will go on trial in March.

By John Breslin AN Irishman will be formally charged next week with the murder of a Swiss national in the United States.

AN Irishman accused of throwing a fellow partygoer over the railings of a ‘booze cruise’ ship in the US remained in jail last night after bail was set at $5m.

An Irishman has been charged with murder for allegedly throwing another man overboard during a San Francisco Bay party cruise.