Nally to hear verdict in manslaughter case appeal

CO MAYO farmer Padraig Nally will find out today if he has been successful in an appeal against his conviction for the killing of a man on his land two years ago.

The Court of Criminal Appeal will issue its ruling this morning on an appeal by the 62-year-old farmer against his conviction for the manslaughter of John ‘Frog’ Ward at his home at Funshinaugh, Cross, Co Mayo, on October 14, 2004.

Nally is serving a six-year prison sentence for the crime after he was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court last year of the unlawful killing of Ward.