Celyn Eadon on trial for murder after manslaughter plea

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Celyn Eadon is on trial for murder in the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter and not guilty to murder.

The proceedings were reported on 24 January 2014. The prosecution said the jury would hear evidence that Eadon had been using drugs when his mother, Noreen Kelly, died, and that her cause of death was multiple stab wounds.

The defence did not dispute that Eadon killed his mother or that he was lawfully arrested and detained, but denied that the killing was murder. The report said the jury heard opening statements from seven men and five women.