Paula Farrell admits manslaughter and denies murder

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Paula Farrell pleaded guilty to manslaughter and not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court. The charge arose from the fatal stabbing of Wayne McQuillan at her Drogheda home on New Year’s Day 2014.

Prosecuting counsel Gerard Clarke SC opened the trial on 5 March 2020. He said Ms Farrell had described stabbing Mr McQuillan four times and that a pathologist would say one wound sliced a vein and continued through his left lung. The proceedings were reported on 5 March 2020.

The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Michael White and a jury.