Carlow man gets 14 years for manslaughter

A 22-year-old Carlow man has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the manslaughter of a teenage father-of-one he stabbed to death in a row in Carlow town in 2001.

Carlow man gets 14 years for manslaughter

A 22-year-old Carlow man has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the manslaughter of a teenage father-of-one he stabbed to death in a row in Carlow town in 2001.

Passing sentence on John Dillon at the Central Criminal Court today Mr Justice Barry White said a ā€œloud and clear message must go forthā€ that the use of knives for violence will not be tolerated.

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