Court quashes conviction of man jailed for brandishing meat cleaver at hospital

A man's conviction for threatening to kill a relative whilst brandishing a meat cleaver at University College Hospital Galway has been quashed by the Court of Appeal. Aaron Ward (32), from Tuam, Co Galway, was found guilty following a two-day trial at Galway Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to six years imprisonment in May 2017. The Court of Appeal overturned the conviction, finding the trial judge failed to…