Ireland
O'Donoghue guilty of manslaughter
Wednesday, 14 December 2005 22:00
Wayne O'Donoghue has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of 11-year-old Robert Holohan.
The jury at the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Cork, deliberated for four hours and 21 minutes before reaching a verdict.
O'Donoghue will be sentenced on 24 January.
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O'Donoghue, an engineering student, had admitted killing his neighbour in January of this year.
Robert's body was found on 12 January near Inch Strand in east Cork, about 19km from his Ballyedmond home. He had been missing since 4 January.
21-year-old O'Donoghue was arrested on 17 January. He was originally charged with manslaughter but this was later replaced with a charge of murder.
Audio & Video
- News At One: Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports on the judge's summing up in the trial of Wayne O'Donoghue for the murder of Robert Holohan last January
- Nine News: Jennie O'Sullivan looks back on the search for Robert Holahan, the biggest in the history of the state
- Nine News: Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports from the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Cork, on the jury's verdict in the trial of Wayne O'Donoghue
- Six One News: Jenny O'Sullivan looks back at the eight-day search for Robert Holohan last January and talks to locals in Midleton, Co Cork, about his death
- Six One News: Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports from the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork on the jury's verdict in the trial of Wayne O'Donoghue over the death of Robert Holohan
- One News: Paschal Sheehy, Southern Editor, reports on the last of the evidence heard today
