'Solitary and sad' man gets 12 years for killing mother who dedicated life to caring for him

Geunter Lohse, aged 63, has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment by Justice Melanie Greally at the Central Criminal Court for the unlawful killing of his mother Ruth through arson. The offence took place on 12 April 2022 at their shared residence in Coolvoy, Doochary, County Donegal. Lohse pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the State accepted his plea to that charge, withdrawing the original murder…