Hung jury in trial of Louth woman charged with murdering boyfriend

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Louth woman Paula Farrell, who is charged with murdering her boyfriend Wayne McQuillan.

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Louth woman, charged with murdering her boyfriend.

Paula Farrell, who says she was sexually abused as a child, had asked for a verdict of manslaughter on the grounds that the deceased had provoked her by allegedly raping and trying to strangle her.