Jury finds accused not guilty of murder

A MAN who told gardaí he stabbed another man with two knives after finding the victim in bed with his ex-girlfriend and child has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.

John Flaherty, aged 25, of Ard Daire, Ferrybank, Waterford, denied the murder of Patrick Murphy, aged 27, which was alleged to have taken place early on June 20, 2006.

Following a five-day trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Waterford, a jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter after nearly three hours of deliberations.