In Dublin Central Criminal Court decision that unfolded over four days, Martin Hayes, a 34-year-old grave digger, has been found not guilty of murdering his partner, Amadea McDermott, but guilty of manslaughter. The jury, comprising 12 members, unanimously rejected Hayes’ defence that his partner’s fatal stab wound was consistent with self-harm.
Hayes admitted to using violence against the 27-year-old mother-of-two during the trial, where it was revealed that he accessed her phone through a hidden app. The court also learned that an ex-girlfriend of Hayes provided a revised statement six years after Amadea’s death, alleging the defendant’s confession to the murder.
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