Driver acquitted over death at carpark

A man has been acquitted of careless driving causing the death of a retired teacher in a shopping centre carpark following a three-day trial.

A jury at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court deliberated for just 34 minutes, finding Shane Hannafin, of 15, Kerin’s Park, Tralee, Co Kerry, not guilty.

Geraldine Murphy, aged 60, from Brosna, was killed following an incident at Manor West in Tralee on November 18, 2014.