Waterford man found not guilty of murder of his father after admitting manslaughter

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The Central Criminal Court trial, at the courthouse in Waterford, lasted for eight days. Picture: Dan Linehan

A man has been found not guilty of murdering his father at their home in Co Waterford.

After eight-and-a-half hours of deliberation, the jury of eight women and four men at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Waterford accepted Stephen Butler's defence that while he had "repeatedly punched" John Butler, 48, he did not mean to cause him harm when they got into a row after a visit to their local pub on January 11, 2020.