Polish man guilty of manslaughter of lover’s ex

A JURY yesterday acquitted a 29-year-old Polish man of murder but found him guilty of the manslaughter of his lover’s estranged husband after a First Holy Communion party, in Tralee, Co Kerry.

Michal Kurowski had pleaded not guilty to the murder of 32-year-old Michal Skotak at Racecourse Lawn, Tralee, on May 16, 2009.

After two hours and 22 minutes of deliberation, the jury brought in 10/1 majority verdict on the fourth day of the trial at the Central Criminal Court, in Tralee.