Cork jury takes less than one hour to return not guilty verdicts

Man always denied accusation of aggravated burglary while armed with a knife at a house in Carrigaline, telling trial: 'It's a lie'

The nine men and three women of the jury returned to Cork Circuit Criminal Court with their unanimous not guilty verdicts. File picture: Dan Linehan

A jury took less than an hour to reach unanimous not guilty verdicts in the case against a 29-year-old man who was put on trial on an accusation of standing over the bed of a mother of three in Carrigaline, Co Cork, tapping a knife against her leg.

The nine men and three women of the jury returned to Cork Circuit Criminal Court with their unanimous not guilty verdicts.