Padraig Delaney condenado a cadena perpetua por el asesinato con martillo de su amigo Shane Knott, rechazando el reclamo de legítima defensa. Padraig Delaney sentenced to life for hammer murder of friend Shane Knott, rejecting self-defense claim.

Padraig Delaney, de 44 años, ha sido sentenciado a cadena perpetua por asesinar a su amigo Shane Knott, de 37 años, golpeándolo con un martillo y dejando su cuerpo en una jaula para perros. Padraig Delaney, 44, has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his friend Shane Knott, 37, by beating him with a hammer and leaving his body in a dog pen. El Tribunal Penal Central rechazó el reclamo de defensa propia de Delaney. The Central Criminal Court rejected Delaney's self-defense claim. Knott sufrió múltiples lesiones severas, y su madre lo describió como un "espíritu libre". Knott suffered multiple severe injuries, and his mother described him as a "free spirit." Delaney no mostró remordimiento, causando a su familia mayor angustia durante el juicio. Delaney showed no remorse, causing his family further distress during the trial.