Grieving father’s warning on domestic violence

A grieving father has paid emotional tribute to his deceased daughter killed by her boyfriend during a drink-fuelled row in which she was punched and struck on the head with beer cans.

Ray Gralton, with an address at Mount Prospect, Roscommon, was this week sentenced to 10 years, with the final two suspended, for the manslaughter of 28-year-old mother-of-two Sara Staunton at her home in Claremorris, Co Mayo, in December 2013.

Pat Staunton told of the hardship Sara endured during her year-long relationship with Gralton, an accomplished boxer with 12 previous convictions, including public order offences.