"Gross negligence" conviction for shooting wife dead is upheld
The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and sentence of Oliver Kierans, a man from Bailieborough, County Cavan, for the manslaughter of his wife Patricia in September 2013. Kierans had appealed against both his conviction and the nine-year custodial sentence imposed at trial, but the appellate court rejected his submissions on 12 April 2019. Kierans was found guilty by majority jury verdict of manslaughter by…
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