Man who strangled and beat Jasmine McMonagle to death during psychotic episode jailed

Richard Burke was found not guilty of murdering Jasmine McMonagle but guilty of her manslaughter earlier this year

Richard Burke was found not guilty of murdering Jasmine McMonagle but guilty of her manslaughter earlier this year. 

A man who strangled and beat his on-off partner to death during a psychotic episode that may have been triggered or exacerbated by drug use has been jailed for 14 years and must undergo five years of post-release supervision and psychiatric care.

Mr Justice Paul Burns on Monday passed sentence on Richard Burke, who was found not guilty of murdering Jasmine McMonagle but guilty of her manslaughter earlier this year.