Kearney 'did not believe his wife would kill herself'

A man accused of strangling his wife told gardaí he did not believe his wife would kill herself and leave her son, a jury at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Brian Kearney (aged 50), with an address at Carnroe, Knocknashee, Goatstown, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife Siobhan Kearney, 38, on February 28, 2006 - his 49th birthday.