Janice Brady named in brother’s Sligo murder trial

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Janice Brady was named in evidence at the Central Criminal Court during the murder trial of her brother, Keith Brady. The proceedings were reported on 13 November 2019.

Keith Brady was charged with murdering Martin 'Matt' Kivlehan at his Sligo home on 2 or 3 August 2015. He had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter.

The court heard a statement Keith Brady made to a garda on 12 December 2015 in which he said he had stabbed Mr Kivlehan but had not meant for it to happen. He said Janice Brady had put a knife to Mr Kivlehan’s neck, but also said she had not harmed him in any way.

In interviews on 9 November 2015, Keith Brady had denied stabbing Mr Kivlehan and said he could not really remember the night because he had been highly intoxicated. The trial was continuing when the report was published.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.