John Tighe's jury deliberated in infant son murder trial

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John Tighe’s jury deliberated in his infant son’s murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 22 March 2018. Tighe denies murdering six-and-a-half-month-old Joshua Sussbier Tighe, who died at his home in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, on 1 June 2013.

The jury was told it could find Tighe guilty of murder, not guilty of murder, or not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. After four hours and 25 minutes of deliberations, jurors were due to return the following morning.