Wayne McQuillan

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Provocation? The many trials of Paula Farrell and final conviction for partner's murder

At first, the schoolboys thought the man who had stumbled out of the dark was doused in oil. But with the light of his phone, Paul Maguire told the Central Criminal Court that he could see the man was, in fact, covered in blood.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020

Life in prison for woman who murdered boyfriend in drunken New Year's Day row

A Louth woman has been convicted of the murdering her boyfriend in a drunken row in the early hours of New Year's Day, 2014.

Fri, 17 Jul, 2015

Jury at murder trial told Louth woman suffered mental disorder

A consultant forensic psychiatrist in the trial of a 42-year-old Louth woman charged with murdering her partner last year has told a murder trial jury that in her expert opinion, the mental disorder suffered by the accused, substantially diminished her responsibility of stabbing the deceased.

Fri, 10 Jul, 2015

Woman who stabbed boyfriend four times 'only wanted to frighten him'

A Drogheda woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in a drunken row on New Year's Eve, has told the Central Criminal Court that she thought "he was going to kill me".

Wed, 08 Jul, 2015