Celyn Eadon appeal against Mayo murder conviction dismissed

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Celyn Eadon’s appeal against his murder conviction was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 15 May 2018. He had been convicted of murdering his mother, Nóirín Eadon, at their home in Derrycrieve, Castlebar, Co Mayo, on 9 March 2011.

The appeal argued that the trial judge had misdirected the jury about intoxication and its relevance to whether Eadon had the specific intent required for murder. The court held that the trial was satisfactory and the verdict was safe.

The judgment records that the jury rejected both his diminished-responsibility defence and his alternative argument that the killing should be treated as manslaughter because he lacked the necessary intent.