Mother to make victim statement at O’Donoghue sentencing

THE mother of tragic schoolboy Robert Holohan will today break her silence over her son’s death at the hands of Wayne O’Donoghue.

Majella Holohan is set to take the witness stand at the Central Criminal Court before 21-year-old student O'Donoghue is sentenced for her son's manslaughter.

She will give an emotional victim impact statement, which the judge will take into account when deciding O'Donoghue's sentence.