"Inconsistencies" in father's account of baby's death, prosecution say

A father accused of murdering his six-and-a-half-month-old son at his home in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, faces closing arguments at the Central Criminal Court. John Tighe, aged 40, has pleaded not guilty to the charge relating to an incident on 1 June 2013. The prosecution alleges the infant died after a tissue wad was placed in his throat, while the defence maintains the death was accidental. During closing…