Sentence hearing for man who had murder conviction quashed twice

David O'Loughlin, 34, threw vulnerable homeless man Liam Manley down a 40-foot rubbish chute, where he died, court heard

David O'Loughlin, 34, had 54 previous convictions when he threw vulnerable homeless man Liam Manley down a 40-foot rubbish chute, where he died. File picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

A violent offender who twice had a murder conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal has previously been jailed for a "frenzied" stabbing from which two men were lucky to survive, the Central Criminal Court heard on Monday.

David O'Loughlin, 34, had 54 previous convictions when he threw vulnerable homeless man Liam Manley down a 40-foot rubbish chute, where he died.