Manslaughter verdict in slurry pit killing case

A JURY found a middle-aged Fermoy woman not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter in the case where the victim was found weeks later submerged in a slurry pit.

Una Geaney, aged 45, of Mullinagleamig, Dingle, Co Kerry, and originally from Fermoy, Co Cork, had denied murdering Gary Bull, aged 37, at Shanlaragh, Dunmanway, Co Cork, on September 23, 2007.

The jury of eight men and four women had been deliberating since Tuesday afternoon, before indicating that they had reached their verdict at 12.30pm yesterday.