Life sentence for killing of homeless Cork man upheld by Court of Appeal

Court finds judge was entitled to jail for life a 43-year-old man with a history of violence after he punched, kicked, and stamped a homeless man to death

Timothy Hourihane was found dead at a tented village on the Mardyke in Cork.

The Court of Appeal has found that a judge was entitled to jail for life a 43-year-old man with a history of violence after the serial offender punched, kicked, and stamped a homeless man to death.

Christopher O'Sullivan, of no fixed abode but originally from Kerry, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court in Cork in 2023 for his role in the killing of Timothy Hourihane.