Court dismisses McManus appeal against conviction for killing teenager

The Court of Criminal Appeal has dismissed Sligo man Ronnie McManus's appeal against his conviction for the manslaughter of a 14-year-old girl.

Ronald McManus aka Ronald Dunbar (aged 45) denied murdering Melissa Mahon between September 14 and 30, 2006. However he was jailed for life by Mr Justice Barry White after being found guilty of her manslaughter by a Central Criminal Court jury following a 25-day trial in May 2009.