'Remorseful' Cork man admits killing mother of two Paula Canty

The family of the late Ms Canty will have an opportunity to present their victim impact statement at the sentence hearing

Paula Canty's body was found at a flat in Mallow with stab wounds. File picture

The manslaughter of a mother of two in a flat in Mallow in January last year was admitted on Monday by a 43-year-old man who wrote a letter of apology to the victim’s family.

Joseph Butler of the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of 31-year-old Paula Canty at the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, County Cork, on January 3, 2025.