Tadhg Butler's jury deliberated in murder trial

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Tadhg Butler denied murdering Michael O'Dwyer in January 2014. He maintained that he accidentally stabbed Mr O'Dwyer while trying to stop his nephew from self-harming.

The proceedings were reported on 20 April 2018, when the jury was due to sit for a third day. The jury could return verdicts of guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter or not guilty.