Boxer sentenced to 10 years for killing his girlfriend

An “accomplished boxer” has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, with the last two years suspended, for the manslaughter of a mother of two with whom he had been in a “turbulent relationship”.

Ray Gralton, 23, of Mount Prospect, Roscommon, was charged with the murder of Sara Staunton, aged 28, at her home at Portagh, Mayo Abbey, Claremorris, Co Mayo, on December 13, 2013.

He pleaded guilty to manslaughter.