Noel Lennon pleads guilty to manslaughter at Central Criminal Court

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Noel Lennon pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court on 17 November 2022. The State accepted the plea.

He had been charged with murdering Isaac Horgan, who died after being stabbed in the leg at his home in Dublin on 29 March 2021.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott directed preparation of a governor’s report and a psychiatric report after defence counsel raised Lennon’s prison health problems and difficulty remembering parts of the case.

Lennon was remanded in custody until 30 January 2023 for sentencing. The proceedings were reported on 17 November 2022.