Garrett Smith convicted of manslaughter in Kilkenny

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Garrett Smith was found guilty of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court in Kilkenny on 28 October 2022, after a jury acquitted him of murder. The verdict concerned an assault at Edward (Liam) O’Sullivan’s home on High Hayes Terrace, Kilkenny, on 6 February 2020.

The jury also found Smith guilty of violent disorder. It returned a majority verdict of 10 to 2 on manslaughter and a unanimous verdict on violent disorder.

Smith was remanded in custody to appear at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin for sentencing on 21 November 2022.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.