Cork man jailed for 12 years for pushing homeless man down chute

Judge backdated David  O'Loughlin's sentence to May 23, 2013, when he first went into custody, meaning the 34-year-old can expect to be released in early 2022

David O'Loughlin of Garden City Apartments, North Main St, Cork, was twice convicted of murdering Liam Manley but the Court of Appeal overturned the first verdict and replaced the second verdict with one of manslaughter. File picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

A criminal with a "serious propensity for violence" has been jailed for 12 years for killing a vulnerable homeless man by pushing him down a rubbish chute.

David O'Loughlin was twice convicted of murdering Liam Manley but the Court of Appeal overturned the first verdict and replaced the second verdict with one of manslaughter after finding there was no evidence he intended to kill or cause serious harm to the victim.