Wife's wish to move on not a 'provocative act', prosecution tell murder trial jury

At the Central Criminal Court on 17 May 2021, prosecutors completed their closing address in the trial of Rafal Karaczyn, a 35-year-old from Crozon Park in Sligo, charged with the murder of his wife Natalia in April 2018. Karaczyn has admitted to manslaughter but denies murder, placing the burden on the jury to determine his culpability for the more serious charge. The prosecution rejected the defence assertion that…