Daniel Murtagh admitted manslaughter of Nadine Lott

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Daniel Murtagh pleaded guilty to manslaughter and not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 27 July 2021.

The offence occurred at Nadine Lott’s apartment in St Mary’s Court, Arklow, Co Wicklow, on 17 December 2019. The trial report said the issue for the jury was Murtagh’s intent and mental state at the time.

The report described the trial as continuing, with the next day’s proceedings due before Mr Justice Michael MacGrath and a jury.