Sligo woman sentenced for impeding prosecution of brother for murder
A 29-year old Sligo woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for staging a man’s suicide in order to impede the prosecution of her brother, who was last week jailed for life for murder. Sentencing Janice Brady at the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Michael White noted the…
Sligo murder trial collapses at Central Criminal Court
The trial of a man accused of murdering musician Martin ‘Matt’ Kivlehan at his home in Sligo town in August 2015 has collapsed. Keith Brady from Cartron Estate in Sligo admitted killing him but raised the defence of provocation and pleaded NOT guilty to murder. Following a ten-day trial, the…
Sligo murder trial hears how Matt Kivlehan died
A Sligo murder trial has heard it could have taken a few minutes for the alleged victim to die from two stab wounds to the neck. The Deputy State Pathologist was giving evidence in the trial of Keith Brady of Cartron Estate in Sligo who’s accused of murdering a local…
Sligo man to appear before Criminal Court on murder charge
A Sligo man is to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice in the new year in relation to the murder of Martin Kivlehan in his home in Sligo over a year ago. 28 year old Keith Brady was before Sligo District Court this morning where he was served with…