Ross Outram News Today

Eoin Reynolds The man who was jailed for life for the murder of Waterford pensioner Paddy Lyons, has told the Court of Appeal that there is no proof that he caused the injury that led to the 90 year old’s death. Ross Outram (30) from Ferryland, Waterford Road, Clonmel in Co Tipperary, was found guilty in 2019 by a Central Criminal Court jury of murdering Mr Lyons at Loughleagh, Ballysaggart, Lismore, Co Waterford, at a time unknown between February 23 and 26, 2017. According to a report in to...

  Ross Outram, who was jailed for life for the murder of 90-year-old Paddy Lyons, has told the Court of Appeal that there is no proof that he caused the injury that led to the pensioner’s death. His lawyer Michael O’Higgins SC said that while his client struck Mr Lyons repeatedly on the head, the pathology evidence showed that the victim died due to a hip fracture. Mr O’Higgins said there was no basis for the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the hip fracture was cause...