'The world is better off without him', Tipperary man said after killing mother's partner

Andrew Nash to be sentenced next Friday for the manslaughter of John Ustic in Skibbereen in 2017

Andrew Nash — through defence senior counsel Ray Boland — expressed his 'very sincere remorse and regret at the death of John Ustic'. Picture: Dan Linehan

The 43-year-old man facing sentence for the manslaughter of his late mother’s 51-year-old partner in Skibbereen in 2017 told friends the day after the killing that “the world is better off without him”.

Detective Sergeant Kevin Long confirmed to prosecution senior counsel Seán Gillane that Andrew Nash, with an address in Thurles, Co Tipperary, made this comment to friends the next day.