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Amateur fighter who 'brutally killed' allegedly abusive mother jailed for 6.5 years

Amateur fighter who 'brutally killed' allegedly abusive mother jailed for 6.5 years

Last February, Donnelly was found not guilty of murdering his mother but guilty of manslaughter after a Central Criminal Court jury accepted his defence that he was provoked.

Family 'severely divided' by son's killing of allegedly abusive mother, court hears

Family 'severely divided' by son's killing of allegedly abusive mother, court hears

The actions of Luke Donnelly (29), who told a jury that he "lost all control" and kicked his 62-year-old mother Catherine Henry to death after she threatened to kill him, have "severely divided" his family, the court was told on Wednesday

Man who 'lost all control' and stomped on mother's skull found guilty of manslaughter

Man who 'lost all control' and stomped on mother's skull found guilty of manslaughter

Luke Donnelly, of no fixed abode, had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of his mother, Catherine Henry.

Jury told to deliver verdict that 'stings like a bee' in Dundalk murder trial

Jury told to deliver verdict that 'stings like a bee' in Dundalk murder trial

Man who admits killing mother tells jury of being 'groomed' into life of drugs and violence

Man who admits killing mother tells jury of being 'groomed' into life of drugs and violence

Man accused of murdering mother 'absolutely idolised her', sister tells court

Man accused of murdering mother 'absolutely idolised her', sister tells court

Murder accused claimed to be Jesus and told ex's mother he cured her cancer, trial hears

Murder accused claimed to be Jesus and told ex's mother he cured her cancer, trial hears

$Man who admits killing but denies murdering mother accepts he caused fractures to her skull$

Man who admits killing but denies murdering mother accepts he caused fractures to her skull

Thu, 22 Jan, 2026

Garret Baker SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, said the panel would also hear that the accused Luke Donnelly (29) was behaving in "an erratic way" before the killing