Man found guilty of manslaughter of lover

A 34-year-old man who stabbed his lover six times in the face and neck with a screwdriver was last night found guilty of manslaughter.

After deliberating for three hours, a murder trial jury unanimously convicted Martin Merrigan, aged 34, of the manslaughter of Mark Egan, aged 42, at Loreto Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin on March 1 2001.