01/07/2013

Man Admits Manslaughter Of Melanie McCarthy

A man from Dublin has admitted killing Melanie McCarthy, 16, on 8 February last year.

Keith Hall, 24, from Tallaght, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty of manslaughter.

Ms McCarthy was shot while she was in a car in Brookview Way.

Hall has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 31 July.

(CD/JP)

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