Heroin addict jailed for killing Corkman who had 'had enough of you bums around the place'

The judge also noted in the sentencing hearing that the deceased produced a knife during the verbal altercation before the fatal aspect of the incident. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 30-year-old heroin addict was jailed for three years for the manslaughter of a 45-year-old man in Cork city where he claimed that the deceased said: “I’ve had enough of you bums around the place”, when asked for a cigarette.

Judge Catherine Staines imposed a sentence of four years on David Sweeney with the last year suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. The judge also noted in the sentencing hearing that the deceased produced a knife during the verbal altercation before the fatal aspect of the incident.