2021-02-09
Woman who killed partner sent back to jail for breaching release conditions
Stage: Sentence
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Maura Thornton (38) from Inverin, Connemara, Co Galway was originally sentenced to ten years imprisonment with the final three suspended in 2013 after she was found guilty of the manslaughter of her former partner Kevin Joyce (59) outside her apartment in Salthill in Galway on July 3, 2011. Ultimately, he said, the court had imposed a suspended sentence and had been left in a situation where the terms had been breached.; He said he wanted a "structured plan" drawn up for her ongoing treatment and adjourned the case until today to allow that to happen.