Paul Keating convicted of manslaughter in Artane stabbing

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Paul Keating was convicted of manslaughter following a murder trial at a court not named in the report, with the verdict reported on 16 October 2018. The stabbing happened at a house in Artane, Dublin, where Keating stabbed Mark Richardson in the chest on 16 March 2017.

A jury found Keating not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by unanimous verdict. He was remanded in custody pending sentencing after admitting the stabbing, which followed a fight between the lifelong friends over a can of beer.