Mitchelstown trial: Man guilty of manslaughter mouths 'thanks' to jury

The jury in the Mitchelstown murder trial returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty of murder and guilty of manslaughter after six hours and 11 minutes of deliberation.

The accused man wept in the dock when the verdict was delivered. He also kissed the rosary beads which he kept wrapped around his left hand throughout the two-week trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork.