'The relationship was volatile on occasions' - hears trial of 'jealous’ boyfriend accused of killing partner

A 27-year-old man who admitted the manslaughter of his 22-year-old girlfriend was jealous and believed she had cheated on him, it was claimed during the opening of his trial for murder.

An ambulance paramedic who arrived at the scene where the woman lay dead said the defendant kissed the victim on the lips and put his head on her chest before leaving the room when directed.

The victim was found dead and an autopsy showed signs of blunt force trauma to the head and manual strangulation, prosecution senior counsel Seán Gillane said as the trial of Adam O’Keeffe commenced at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork.