Pair found not guilty of student’s death

A jury has found a man and woman not guilty of the manslaughter of a student who died on New Year’s Day 2012.

Jessica Hughes, aged 21, of Greenfield Heights, Rathwire, Killucan, Co Westmeath, and Patrick Daly, aged 24, Mulphedder, Clonard, Co Meath, both denied manslaughter.

The jury acquitted them on the manslaughter charge but found Daly guilty of assault causing harm and Hughes guilty of assault in relation to an attack on Andrew Dolan.