Killer jailed for 12 years over hurley assault

A Dublin man who killed a father of three by savagely beating him with a hurley in a road rage incident two years ago has been sentenced to 12 years by the Central Criminal Court.

Karl Donohoe, aged 31, of Boulevard, Bealing Village, Tyrellstown, was charged with the murder of Raymond Bates, aged 49, at the junction of Tritonville Rd and Sandymount Rd on Sept 30, 2010.

On Feb 20, Donohoe pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the DPP.