David Shanley jailed for manslaughter after appeal

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David Shanley was sentenced to six and a half years, with three years suspended, by the Court of Appeal on 21 December 2017 for manslaughter.

He had been convicted by the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter, having originally faced a murder charge.

The Court of Appeal found the original five-year sentence, with two and a half years suspended, unduly lenient and quashed it.

The judgment records that John Lawlor died after a knife wound to his lower leg lacerated a varicose vein during a struggle.