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2018-03-22 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to consider its verdict in the trial of a man who denies murdering his infant son. John Tighe (40) of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo has pleaded not guilty to...
2018-03-21 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A father accused of murdering his infant son could be found guilty of manslaughter if the jury does not believe he intended to kill or cause serious injury to the child. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy at the Central...
2018-03-21 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A jury hearing the trial of a father accused of murdering his baby son must be "certain of his guilt" before they can return a guilty verdict, his defence barrister said today. Mícheál P O'Higgins SC for the defence...
2018-03-20 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) The prosecution in the trial of a father accused of murdering his baby son have highlighted what they says are inconsistencies in the accused man's account of how the infant died. John Tighe (40) of Lavallyroe,...
2018-03-16 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) The jury hearing the trial of a father who denies murdering his infant son has been listening to interviews the accused gave to gardai. John Tighe, (40) of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo has pleaded not guilty to...
2018-03-14 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A forensic pathologist has told the trial of a father accused of murdering his six-month-old son that a tear to the inside of the child's throat would usually be seen in cases involving punches, blows or severe...
2018-03-13 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) When baby Joshua Tighe's mother arrived at the house where the six-month-old had died she turned to the boy's father, who is on trial accused of the infant's murder, and asked him: "What have you done?" The trial...
2018-03-08 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) Baby Joshua Tighe, whose father is on trial accused of his murder, had paper that matched two different tissue boxes in his throat when he died, a forensic scientist told the Central Criminal Court today. John Tighe...
2018-03-08 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) Blood found on pyjama bottoms belonging to a father accused of murdering his six-month-old son came from the baby, a trial heard this morning. John Tighe (40) of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo has pleaded not...
2018-03-07 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A father accused of murdering his six-month-old son told the doctor who first arrived at the scene to "do something", a trial heard today. Dr Diarmuid Murray added that as soon as he arrived, he formed the opinion...
2018-03-06 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A new jury has been sworn-in to hear the trial of a father accused of murdering his baby son. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy discharged the original jury this morning, day four of the Central Criminal Court trial, and...
2018-02-27 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) The prosecution in a murder trial have alleged that a father murdered his six-and-a-half month old son by putting an egg-shaped wad of tissue in his throat. John Tighe (40) of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, has...
2018-02-26 · Ballyhaunis, Mayo · Central Criminal Court
(Pictured: Mr John Tighe. Credit: Collins) A father has gone on trial after he pleaded not guilty to murdering his baby son five years ago. John Tighe (40) of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo was dressed in a dark suit, purple shirt and black tie when he was...