Man is jailed for 'one-punch' killing

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Joseph Dorrian of Lakeview, Crumlin is ordered to serve half his three-year sentence in prison.

A 23-year old man has received a three-year sentence for the manslaughter of Darren O'Neill at a beach in County Down in June 2019.

Mr O'Neill, 22, died in hospital after what police described as a "one-punch incident" at Tyrella beach. On Friday, a judge at Belfast Crown Court told Joseph Dorrian of Lakeview, Crumlin that he will serve half his three-year sentence in prison.Dorrian had claimed he was acting in self-defence when he struck Mr O'Neill, who died two days after the friends got into a fight.He added there was no evidence the defendant was intoxicated and that he had "struck one blow" and did not follow up.

 

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If he'd used a car he'd have got a suspended sentence, same as the case yesterday. Justice system is completely out of sync in regards of sentences.

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