Life for man who murdered friend

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his best friend in Kildare last year.

Darren Wynne, aged 21, of Ballyroe, Athy, Co Kildare, had pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to murdering Jamie Lindsay, aged 20, at Coney Green, Coneyboro, Athy, on April 6, 2013.

Wynne shot Mr Lindsay in his right eye at almost point-blank range with a sawn-off shotgun after a background of mutual threats.