Laois woman gets suspended sentence for manslaughter of husband

A mother of four who bludgeoned her husband to death and whose children appealed for her not to be jailed for the crime, has been given a five-year suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court.

A mother-of-four who bludgeoned her husband to death has been given a five-year suspended sentence at the Central Criminal Court.

There were emotional scenes as 56-year-old Anne Burke was given a non-custodial sentence for the manslaughter of her husband, Patrick Burke, at their family home in Ballybrittas, Co Laois in August 2007.