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Daughter tells murder trial that father previously threatened to kill mother

Summary

In the Central Criminal Court, Jade Maguire testified that her father, Danny Keena, had threatened to kill her mother, Brigid Maguire, with a hammer and later a poker before Brigid's strangulation on 14 November 2015. Jade and her brother had left the Keena household weeks earlier, but Keena returned with a baseball bat and attempted to stop them from leaving. Jade described hearing her father shout that he would kill her mother and seeing marks on Brigid's neck. She found Brigid lying dead on the floor after entering the house. Keena, 54, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. The trial, presided over by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, is expected to last five days, with a jury of seven men and five women hearing the evidence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Daughter tells murder trial that father previously threatened to kill mother. Charges or matters: the murder of 41-year-old Brigid Maguire at Main Street, Ballynacargy on November 14, 2015; murder, but guilty to her manslaughter. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• November 14, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-10-03 Publication

Why: She explained that the incident with the hammer and poker had occurred not long before they had left. CNI source report

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