Desmond Duffy acquitted of partner's murder in Dublin

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Desmond Duffy was acquitted of murdering his partner at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 20 November 2018. The verdict followed a trial over Desmond Sullivan’s death at the couple’s home in Rathmines, Dublin, on 23 May 2016.

The jury deliberated for seven hours and 11 minutes before finding Duffy not guilty. His defence had argued that he acted in reasonable self-defence after years of violence and abuse, while the court heard that Sullivan died from neck compression causing a lack of oxygen to the brain.