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BreakingNews.ie
16-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man (39) found guilty of murdering his mother
A jury has convicted a 39-year-old man of murder, rejecting his claim that he was provoked and defending himself from an attack by his ailing 58-year-old mother, whom he strangled and smothered to death in her own home. Nigel Canavan claimed that stab wounds to each of Angela Canavan's thighs, one of which tracked to 13.5cm in depth, were self-inflicted by his mother. Advertisement He claimed that he had acted in self-defence when his mother, who had a brain injury from a fall four years before her death, attacked him by swinging her open hands at him and trying to kick him. Taking the stand at his Central Criminal Court trial, Canavan further accused his mother of deliberately provoking him by calling him the worst son in the world and saying she wished she had never had him during a heated argument. The jury of 10 women and two men spent over five hours considering their verdict before rejecting Canavan's self-defence claim. They also rejected the suggestion that his mother's alleged insults so provoked him that he could be found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder. A pathologist found that besides being strangled and smothered, Ms Canavan had suffered a laceration to the top of her head, bruises to her face, body, arms and legs and three broken ribs. Advertisement Some injuries indicated she tried to defend herself from an attack, and bruises to her chest suggested she had been manhandled before her death. Canavan, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, Co Mayo, had pleaded not guilty to his mother's murder at her home in St John's Terrace, Co Sligo on May 1st, 2023. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo will sentence Canavan to the mandatory term of life imprisonment at a sentencing hearing on June 3rd, when Ms Canavan's other son, Keith Canavan, will make a statement to the court.
Irish Times
15-05-2025
- Irish Times
Jury to continue deliberations in case of man accused of murdering his mother
A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court on Friday to continue their deliberations in the trial of a man who denies murdering his mother by strangling and smothering her to death. Nigel Canavan (39) told his trial he acted in self-defence and was provoked by his mother, Angela Canavan (58), who he said told him she wished she'd never had him while assaulting him during a heated argument. The jury has spent more than four hours over two days considering their verdict. Mr Canavan, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, Co Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to his mother's murder at her home in St John's Terrace, Co Sligo on May 1st, 2023. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo has told the jury of 10 women and two men there are three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty, or not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. READ MORE Mr Justice Naidoo said murder is made out if the prosecution has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused killed his mother and intended to kill or cause serious harm. However, the jury should return a verdict of manslaughter if they find that Ms Canavan's actions towards her son were a 'genuinely serious provocation' that caused him to suffer a sudden and total loss of self-control. Mr Justice Naidoo said the jury must also consider whether Mr Canavan had acted in self-defence. In his testimony to the trial, Mr Canavan said his mother waved a knife at him and tried to attack him with her hands and feet. State Pathologist Dr SallyAnne Collis detailed bruises to Ms Canavan's face, neck, torso, arms and legs. She also noted a laceration due to blunt force trauma on her head and one of her forearms. She had three fractured ribs and stab wounds to each thigh. Dr Collis said the cause of death was asphyxiation due to smothering and strangling, and that death would have taken minutes. Mr Canavan said that his mother stabbed herself in the thighs with a steak knife and suggested the fractured ribs could have been caused by a fall his mother had earlier in the week of her death. He described using his forearm against his mother's neck to push her away and said that she died in his presence.
BreakingNews.ie
07-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Court hears man accused of murdering his mother seemed nervous and evasive at scene
A man accused of murdering his mother seemed nervous and evasive when he spoke to gardai shortly after her death, the Central Criminal Court has heard. Det Gda James Conneely told the trial of Nigel Canavan (39), who denies murdering his mother Angela Canavan, that he met the accused outside his mother's home on the night of her death. Mr Canavan had phoned emergency services about one hour and 15 minutes earlier. Advertisement The detective said he found Mr Canavan to be "nervous" and "evasive with the questions". When gardai asked Mr Canavan to come to Sligo Garda Station to make a voluntary statement, Det Gda Conneely said the accused was eager to cooperate and did not want legal advice. Det Gda Conneely agreed with defence counsel Desmond Dockery SC that Mr Canavan had been "distraught, upset and tearful" at the scene and it was "a little surprising" that he agreed to be interviewed so soon after his mother's death. In the subsequent voluntary interview, a recording of which was played to the jury, Mr Canavan said he was upstairs in his mother's house when he heard three loud bangs from downstairs. When he went to investigate, he found the room "in a mess" with a broken chair and "glass everywhere". His mother was lying on her back on the ground. Advertisement Mr Canavan, with an address at Erris Gardens, Crossmolina, Co Mayo, has pleaded not guilty to his mother's murder at her home in St John's Terrace, Co Sligo on May 1st 2023. It is the prosecution's case that "fatal violence" was used on Ms Canavan and that she died from manual strangulation. In the voluntary interview, Mr Canavan said he had recently separated from his wife and stayed with his father for a short time. On the May bank holiday weekend, he was staying with his mother. On the Monday, he had been at work in a hotel in Knock where he was a financial controller. Advertisement He arrived at his mother's house that evening with takeaway food, but he immediately knew that she was drunk. She became "really agitated" and wanted to argue, he said. He said he put on a Netflix show she wanted to watch and tried to be "hospitable". "I didn't want to argue," he said. However, he said she became "more and more agitated", and when she took out her walking stick, he went upstairs. He was about halfway up the stairs when, he said, he heard a bang and thought: "What in the name of duck [sic] is she after doing?" He carried on upstairs but heard a second bang and thought his mother was trying to "antagonise" him. He was in bed when he heard a third bang. He said: "I thought, what the hell is after going on?" Advertisement He said his mother used to "self-inflict things", had a "really bad temper" and was "prone to picking up stuff and smashing things". When he went downstairs, he found the place "in a mess" with broken glass on the floor and his mother lying on her back. He "knew something was wrong", he said, and wondered if his mother had a stroke. He said: "I was like, what's after happening here? Imagine you are coming downstairs, your mum is on the floor, what the duck [sic], like?" He said he checked his mother's vital signs and phoned emergency services. Advertisement Det Sgt Gerry Mullaney on Wednesdayay told prosecution counsel Conor Devally SC that six days later, gardaí arrested Mr Canavan on suspicion of murder and brought him to Sligo Garda Station for questioning. Det Gda Brian McMahon told Mr Devally that at the start of the first interview, Mr Canavan said he was "not guilty" and detailed his background. He spoke of his mother's career as a psychologist and addiction counsellor while she herself dealing with addictions to alcohol and cigarettes. Ireland Trial hears woman faked her own death as she could... Read More He detailed incidents where he said she had self-harmed and threatened to kill herself, prompting her to spend time in various psychiatric hospitals over many years. He said she had always struggled with alcohol and when drinking she could be "illogical and violent". Following a fall down the stairs in 2019, she lost much of her mobility and strength and required carers to visit daily to carry out small chores for her. The evidence continues on Thursday before Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo and a jury of ten women and two men.
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Loftus earns Crossmolina emotional All-Ireland club title
Conor Loftus scored an injury-time penalty to clinch Crossmolina a dramatic and emotional 1-12 to 0-13 win over Derry side Ballinderry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football final at Croke Park. The game was scheduled to take place two weeks ago but was postponed following the tragic death of Róisín Cryan, the fiancee of Loftus. It was fitting that the Mayo player would have the final say as he tucked home a penalty with the final kick of the match under remarkable pressure, and he was swarmed by his team-mates at the full-time whistle. The game went ahead following consultations with the Cryan and Loftus families, there was nothing to split the sides at half-time at six points apiece. Crossmolina held a 0-3 to 0-1 lead in the early stages as Fionan Duffy's opener was cancelled out by Ryan Bell, but Loftus and Kevin Mulhern landed scores to nudge the Mayo side in front. Charlie Crozier responded before James Maheady restored Crossmolina's lead, but Ballinderry hit back once more through Bell, who pointed after a goal chance. The Derry outfit went ahead for the first time through Crozier's superb score and a Conor O'Neill point, but Crossmolina levelled before the half-time break through Duffy. Ballinderry struck first after the restart through a free from Crozier but Crossmolina immediately responded through Niall Goggins, who went for the point from eight yards out, before Tiarnan Rocks and Lorcan Loftus exchanged scores. Crossmolina nudged back ahead through Duffy's free and moved two clear for the first time since the 10th minute when Goggins fisted over. Maheady's well-taken score moved the Mayo champions three clear with nine minutes to play, but Ballinderry immediately hit back with scores through Ruairi Forbes and Daniel McKinless. Bell's superb score brought Shamrocks level, and the game was seemingly turned on its head when Conor O'Neill put Ballinderry back in front with three minutes remaining. Daniel McKinless kicked another well-taken score to put the Ulster champions two ahead as the clock ticked into injury time. Crossmolina had a glorious chance to find the back of the Ballinderry net when Goggins blazed over the bar from close range. However, there was still time for the dramatic late twist as Crossmolina were awarded a penalty deep into injury time and Ballinderry goalkeeper McKinless was shown a red card. After a tragic couple of weeks for the entire Crossmolina community, Loftus tucked home the decisive kick for an emotional win.
BBC News
26-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Loftus earns Crossmolina emotional All-Ireland club title
Conor Loftus scored an injury-time penalty to clinch Crossmolina a dramatic and emotional 1-12 to 0-13 win over Derry side Ballinderry in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football final at Croke game was scheduled to take place two weeks ago but was postponed following the tragic death of Róisín Cryan, the fiancee of was fitting that the Mayo player would have the final say as he tucked home a penalty with the final kick of the match under remarkable pressure, and he was swarmed by his team-mates at the full-time whistle. The game went ahead following consultations with the Cryan and Loftus families, there was nothing to split the sides at half-time at six points held a 0-3 to 0-1 lead in the early stages as Fionan Duffy's opener was cancelled out by Ryan Bell, but Loftus and Kevin Mulhern landed scores to nudge the Mayo side in front. Charlie Crozier responded before James Maheady restored Crossmolina's lead, but Ballinderry hit back once more through Bell, who pointed after a goal chance. The Derry outfit went ahead for the first time through Crozier's superb score and a Conor O'Neill point, but Crossmolina levelled before the half-time break through struck first after the restart through a free from Crozier but Crossmolina immediately responded through Niall Goggins, who went for the point from eight yards out, before Tiarnan Rocks and Lorcan Loftus exchanged nudged back ahead through Duffy's free and moved two clear for the first time since the 10th minute when Goggins fisted over. Maheady's well-taken score moved the Mayo champions three clear with nine minutes to play, but Ballinderry immediately hit back with scores through Ruairi Forbes and Daniel superb score brought Shamrocks level, and the game was seemingly turned on its head when Conor O'Neill put Ballinderry back in front with three minutes McKinless kicked another well-taken score to put the Ulster champions two ahead as the clock ticked into injury had a glorious chance to find the back of the Ballinderry net when Goggins blazed over the bar from close range. However, there was still time for the dramatic late twist as Crossmolina were awarded a penalty deep into injury time and Ballinderry goalkeeper McKinless was shown a red card. After a tragic couple of weeks for the entire Crossmolina community, Loftus tucked home the decisive kick for an emotional win.
