Irishman found guilty of murder in Spain

AN Irishman has been found guilty of murdering a man after a pub row in Spain over a woman.

A jury convicted Irishman Eric Wilson, 27, of shooting dead a British expat who tried to stop him touching a female friend at a packed Spanish bar.

Wilson, of Ballyfermot, Dublin, had claimed he was a victim of mistaken identity and had left Ireland after gambling problems for a peaceful new start abroad as a horse owner.

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