Husband appeals "gross negligence" conviction for shooting wife dead

Oliver Kierans, aged 60, of Drumbannon in Bailieborough, County Cavan, has appealed his conviction and sentence following the death of his wife at their home on 5 September 2013. A jury found him guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence in relation to Patricia Kierans's death, rejecting a murder charge after more than fifteen hours of deliberation. He was also convicted of unlawful possession of a sawn-off shotgun…