Jury finds sixth defendant guilty of man's murder in Kerry graveyard with majority decision

Sentencing will take place on Tuesday, July 30
Thomas Dooley was murdered at Rath Cemetery in Tralee during a funeral service there. Picture via Facebook

Thomas Dooley was murdered at Rath Cemetery in Tralee during a funeral service there. Picture via Facebook

The last man in the dock at the Tralee graveyard murder trial has been found guilty of murdering 43-year-old Tom Dooley.

42-year-old Daniel Dooley of An Carraigin, Connolly Park, Tralee, County Kerry, declared on his conviction for murder, “On my wife’s grave… I’m an innocent man… Sending a widowman to jail.” A woman’s voice rang out from the back of the courtroom: “It’s in the hands of God.” 

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