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Judge criticises 'appalling' behaviour of criminal who left court before murder sentence handed down

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By Alison O'Riordan 
| Echo Live
A judge has noted how the "appalling", disruptive behaviour of a violent criminal who murdered his partner's father has persisted right up to his sentencing hearing, after the defendant "simply upped and left court" before the mandatory term of life imprisonment was handed down. Mr Justice Patrick McGrath on Monday said the behaviour of defendant Wayne Roche contrasted with the "patience and dignity" shown by the family of the victim John O'Connor (58).
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Mother who claimed she was 'out of her mind' when she tried to murder daughter (8) jailed

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By Alison O'Riordan 
| Echo Live
A mother who claimed she was "out of her mind" when she tried to murder her eight-year-old daughter by strangling her with a phone cable and stabbing her more than 70 times has been jailed for nine years. Sentencing the defendant at the Central Criminal Court on Monday, Judge Kerida Naidoo said the woman's mental health had significantly contributed to her wrongdoing. He also said the child's victim impact statement had made it clear how physically agonising the "sustained attack" had been.
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Mother who claimed she was 'out of her mind' when she tried to murder daughter (8) gets nine years

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By Alison O'Riordan 
| Courts News Ireland
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