Celyn Eadon on trial for murder of mother

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Celyn Eadon was on trial for murdering his mother at the Central Criminal Court, with the proceedings reported on 25 January 2014.

He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.

The trial heard that Mr Eadon had been using drugs at the time. Kevin Mitchell said he appeared frightened and hallucinating, and that he had tried to arrange treatment for him.

The prosecution said Mr Eadon's younger brother heard him shouting after their mother threw a bag of white powder into a fire. Garda tests found methamphetamine in three charred plastic bags, while an autopsy found Noreen Kelly died from multiple stab wounds.