‘Wayne must stay and rebuild his life’

WAYNE O’Donoghue’s former principal last night praised his “brave” statement and apology and urged him to rebuild his life in Cork.

But Midleton CBS principal Denis Ring, who was also due to be a character witness at Mr O’Donoghue’s sentencing hearing in 2006 for killing Robert Holohan, warned him to be on his guard.

“I have believed since day one that it was a tragic accident. I never believed that Wayne did it maliciously,” he said.