Man who claimed ailing mother (58) attacked him is convicted of murder

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has convicted a 39-year-old man of murdering his mother at her home in Sligo on May 1, 2023. The man had pleaded not guilty and claimed he acted in self-defence during an alleged attack. He also asserted that his mother had inflicted stab wounds to her own thighs. The State Pathologist's evidence revealed extensive injuries to the deceased, including signs of strangulation and…