Violent scenes following verdict

There were angry and violent scenes yesterday when a man was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court.

Terence ‘Terry’ Connors, aged 42, of Drumcairn Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Peter Conroy, 25, at Palmerstown Lodge B&B, Kennelsfort Rd Lower, Palmerstown, Dublin 20, on June 9, 2015.

His plea was not accepted by the prosecution and when the jury returned their verdict, family and friends of the deceased began shouting and surged towards Connors, who stood with his head bowed. Prison officers and gardaí wearing stab vests held the group back.