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Case No. 6515Manslaughter · Co. Kilkenny · 3 May 2022

Man jailed over manslaughter of brother-in-law in Kilkenny City

Andrew Cash, a 30-year-old man from Highrath, Clara, Co Kilkenny, stabbed his brother-in-law John Cash, a 40-year-old man, on Hebron Road, Kilkenny City, on May 3, 2022, in front of the victim's wife. Cash first went into custody on May 5, 2022. A jury found him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. On February 19, 2024, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon at the Central Criminal Court sentenced him to 11 years in prison with the final year suspended, backdated to May 5, 2022, although one report's headline gives ten years.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 Feb
    2 reports
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Andrew Cash was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter of John Cash.
  • The victim, John Cash, was 40 years old and the suspect, Andrew Cash, was 30 years old.
  • Andrew Cash stabbed John Cash to death in front of the victim's wife, and a pathologist told the trial the victim had two stab wounds.
Where
The attack happened on Hebron Road, a busy street in Kilkenny City.
When
The killing took place on May 3, 2022, in broad daylight.
Cause
Andrew Cash believed the victim had been intimate with his wife, and had been drinking and taking tablets before the attack.
Weapon
Andrew Cash armed himself with a knife before the attack and later tried to conceal it by burying it in rubble.
Investigation
Andrew Cash first went into custody on May 5, 2022.
Charges
  • Andrew Cash was found not guilty of producing a knife during a dispute and of assault causing harm.
  • The jury returned a 10-2 majority verdict on all charges.
In court
  • Andrew Cash offered a guilty plea to manslaughter at the start of the trial, which was among the mitigating factors.
  • Ms Justice Eileen Creedon passed sentence at the Central Criminal Court, where the judge said the appropriate headline sentence was 14 years.
Sentence
Andrew Cash was sentenced to 11 years in prison with the final year suspended on condition he engage with probation services, backdated to May 5, 2022; one report's headline says he was jailed for ten years.
29 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatAndrew Cash was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatCash stabbed his brother-in-law John Cash to death in front of the victim's wife. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatCash armed himself with a knife before the attack. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe attack happened in broad daylight on a busy street in front of the victim's wife. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatA pathologist told the trial that the victim had suffered two stab wounds. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe killing took place on Hebron Road, Kilkenny City. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe attack happened on a busy street in front of the victim's wife. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe killing happened at Hebron Road, Kilkenny City. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe killing took place on May 3, 2022. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe killing happened on May 3rd, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • causeAndrew Cash believed the victim had been intimate with his wife. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeAndrew Cash had been drinking and taking tablets before the attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeAt a previous hearing it was said that Cash had been drinking and taking tablets before he snapped and stabbed the victim during a row. (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponAndrew Cash armed himself with a knife before the attack. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeAndrew Cash was found not guilty of producing a knife during a dispute and of assault causing harm. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeCash was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe jury returned a 10-2 majority verdict on all charges. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeCash was found not guilty of producing a knife during a dispute and of assault causing harm. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtMs Justice Eileen Creedon passed sentence at the Central Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtMs Justice Eileen Creedon passed sentence on Andrew Cash in the Central Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtCash's plea of guilty to manslaughter was offered at the start of the trial and was among the mitigating factors. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge said an appropriate headline sentence was 14 years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceAndrew Cash was sentenced to 11 years in prison with the final year suspended on condition he engage with probation services. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to May 5, 2022, when Cash first went into custody. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge said the appropriate headline sentence was 14 years. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceCash was sentenced to 11 years in prison with the final year suspended on condition he engage with probation services. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to May 5th, 2022, when Cash first went into custody. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherA jury returned a 10-2 majority verdict on all charges. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherCash tried to conceal the knife by burying it in rubble. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Feb2024
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who stabbed brother-in-law to death over belief his wife had cheated with him jailed for 10 years

    Reports the sentencing of Andrew Cash, the 11-year term with the final year suspended, the judge's 14-year headline sentence, the backdating to 5 May 2022, and the jury's verdict on the other charges.

    convicted, Andrew 'Andy' Cash, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew 'Andy' Cashvictim, John Cash, 40, male, irish (judged from name)John Cash
  2. 19 Feb2024
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Kilkenny man who killed brother-in-law he believed had affair with wife jailed

    Sentencing report from Dublin's Central Criminal Court. The headline says he was jailed for ten years, but the body text gives a sentence of 11 years with the final year suspended and backdated to May 5, 2022.

    convicted, Andrew Cash, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Andrew Cashvictim, John Cash, 40, male, irish (judged from name)John Cash