"A 55-year-old Kerry man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the "violent" murder of his "wonderful" and "hardworking" mother - described as someone who "always had a smile for everyone" - whom he strangled to death at her Killarney home three years ago."
"Billy Burns had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of his 75-year-old mother Miriam Burns, but a jury unanimously rejected that defence earlier this week."
A 55-year-old man from Kerry received a life sentence for strangling his 75-year-old mother at her Killarney home three years earlier. The victim, Miriam Burns, was described as "wonderful" and "hardworking" and as someone who "always had a smile for everyone." The killing was described as "violent." The defendant, Billy Burns, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but a jury unanimously rejected that defence during the trial. The life sentence follows the jury verdict and resolves the criminal proceedings related to the fatal attack.
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