Robbie Walsh murder trial jury sent home

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Robbie Walsh’s murder trial jury was sent home from the Central Criminal Court, with deliberations to resume, as reported on 12 February 2019. Walsh has pleaded not guilty to murdering Karl Haugh at Marian Estate, Kilkee, in August 2017. The judge told jurors they could convict, acquit or return a manslaughter verdict, and said they should consider whether Walsh believed he was under threat and whether the force used was justified. The jury had heard evidence about Walsh’s account of the fatal stabbing and excerpts from his garda interviews.