Woman guilty of staging housemate’s suicide

A woman has been found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of impeding the prosecution of her boyfriend following the death of a housemate at their residence in Kilnaleck, County Cavan, in June 2014. The 34-year-old accused admitted placing a cord around the neck of the deceased to simulate suicide, but pleaded not guilty to the charge of obstructing justice without reasonable excuse. The court heard that the…