Farmer 'felt suicidal' after shooting man dead

A bachelor farmer who beat up and shot dead a Traveller on his property in Co Mayo felt suicidal afterwards, a court heard today.

Farmer 'felt suicidal' after shooting man dead
Thu, 14 Jul, 2005 - 15:03

A bachelor farmer who beat up and shot dead a Traveller on his property in Co Mayo felt suicidal afterwards, a court heard today.

Padraig Nally, 61, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of John Ward, 42, on his 65-acre farm in Funshinaugh, Co Mayo, last year.

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