Solicitors’ strike delays sentencing of Mallow man who admits killing Paula Canty

Joseph Butler, who pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of the 31-year-old mother of two in Mallow last year, could not be sentenced due to legal aid dispute

Paula Canty: Killed at teh Belfry, Mallow, on January 3, 2025.

Sentencing of the self-confessed killer of a mother of two in a flat in Mallow, Co Cork, in January 2025 did not go ahead on Friday because of the absence of legal representation due to the solicitors’ strike.

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