Jury mulls verdict in hotel gas death trial

The jury in the trial of a plumber accused of the gas leak manslaughter of a young woman staying at the Trident hotel in Kinsale for a hen party almost four years ago deliberated throughout yesterday without reaching a verdict on any of the five charges.

The three women and nine men of the jury will return to Cork Circuit Criminal Court to resume their deliberations today.

Richard Davis, aged 46, from Serenity, Killanully, Ballygarvan, Co Cork, is on trial for manslaughter of Miriam Reidy and two breaches of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.