Jail for man who strangled abuser

A father of two has been jailed for 10 years Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for strangling a Cavan man who had beaten him with his walking stick.

Jail for man who strangled abuser

A father of two has been jailed for 10 years Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for strangling a Cavan man who had beaten him with his walking stick.

Thomas O’Reilly told gardaí he continued watching a programme about the Pope on Sky News after he heard "a croaking sound" when he put his hands around the neck of Mr Ben Carrolin who fell back in his armchair.

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