Murderer who slit man's throat for no known reason loses appeal

Gerard Manning, a 38-year-old originally from Belturbet in County Cavan but residing in Limerick at the time of the offence, has failed in his appeal against a murder conviction at the Court of Appeal. Manning was found guilty in 2013 of murdering Martin Purcell, a 54-year-old man, at the victim's home on Wickham Street in Limerick in September 2011. The killing was marked by extreme violence, with Mr Purcell…