Cleared of killing mother’s partner
A MAN has been acquitted of the manslaughter of his mother’s partner who died days after an altercation between the two men.
Ronan Byrne (31) was alleged to have fractured James Marren’s leg with a baseball bat.
A few days after his leg was put in a cast at hospital, a blood clot developed which travelled to his heart and proved fatal.
Byrne, of Lohunda Downs, Clonsilla, Blanchardstown, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the unlawful killing of Mr Marren (57) on October 31, 2013.
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He had also denied production of a baseball bat during a dispute and assault of Mr Marren on October 26, 2013.
The defendant’s mother, Mairead Byrne, and Mr Marren had been in a relationship for 13 years.
On the ninth day of the trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty on the charge of manslaughter.
They also returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty for assault and production of an article after deliberating for three-and-a-half hours.