Guilty of manslaughter for killing drug dealer in row over €100

A man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter for killing a drug dealer during an argument over a €100 debt.
Guilty of manslaughter for killing drug dealer in row over €100

William Gilsenan, aged 24, had pleaded not guilty to the murder of 29-year-old Edward Fitzgerald in a car park outside the killer’s home at The Green, Larch Hill, Oscar Traynor Road, Santry, Dublin 17.

The jury of seven women and five men took two hours and 35 minutes to come to their unanimous verdict, following a 10-day trial at the Central Criminal Court.

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