Stephen Butler jailed for manslaughter of his father

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Stephen Butler was sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of his father, John Butler. The judge suspended the final year for five years.

The judge set a headline sentence of seven years before reducing it to reflect mitigating factors, including the lack of premeditation or a weapon, Butler’s lack of previous convictions, his early guilty plea and cooperation with gardaí, and his remorse. He said the killing had torn the family apart and left Butler’s sister, Katilyn, without her father.