Son who killed mother in drug-fuelled attack remains a public risk, court hears

A Castlebar man has been sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of his mother following a fatal knife attack at their home in Islandeady in March 2011. The Central Criminal Court heard that the 29-year-old was substantially intoxicated at the time of the killing, a factor which the court determined prevented him from forming the specific intent required for murder. The defendant was…