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A pathologist said that bruises on the victim were “more likely” from direct blows than from a fall.

Martin Hayes had a history of violence and aggression towards his partner Amadea McDermott before he stabbed her, causing her death in July 2017

Martin Hayes had a history of violence and aggression towards his partner Amadea McDermott before he stabbed her, causing her death in July 2017

A 34-year-old gravedigger from Dublin has been jailed for twelve-and-a-half years for killing his girlfriend at her home in Coolock in July 2017.Martin Hayes...

The sister of a woman who was killed by a "deranged monster" who had beaten, threatened and controlled his victim during their relationship has called for stricter laws on coercive control and domestic abuse.

A "sick, twisted and deranged monster" who claimed that his partner deliberately stabbed herself to death was today addressed directly by his victim's three sisters, one of whom shouted at him: "You are a coward, an active predator and an abuser of women. You hide against your insecurities through your fists".

The jury took over 13 hours to deliberate.

Man admitted using violence against mother of two Amadea McDermott (27) in his own evidence

A gravedigger who claimed that his partner deliberately stabbed herself to death has been found not guilty of her murder but guilty of manslaughter by the majority verdict of a Central Criminal Court jury.

Martin Hayes had admitted using violence against mother of two Amadea McDermott (27) in his own evidence to the trial, which also heard that he used a hidden…