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The article gives two sentence lengths: the lead says 12 and a half years, while the body says 13 and a half years with the final year suspended. The article also says the headline sentence had been set at 20 years.

Reports the Cork Circuit Court sentencing hearing on 21 May 2026 after the jury verdict: 13.5-year sentence with the final year suspended, backdated to 16 December 2022, and family reaction.

Sentencing report: Egan found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility; sentenced to 13½ years with final year suspended for two years, backdated to 16 December 2022. Judge Lankford set a headline of 20 years and described the attack as 'ferocious' and a 'gross breach of trust'.

Sentencing hearing at Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork; victim impact statements from mother Catherine Crean and brother Jason Crean read into the record; Judge Siobhan Lankford adjourned sentencing to 21 May 2026; Egan remanded in continuing custody.

Reports the victim impact statements from Sharon Crean's family at the sentencing hearing in Cork and that sentencing was adjourned until 21 May. Adds the psychiatric evidence and Egan's admissions to gardaí.

Reports the victim impact statements from Sharon Crean's family at the sentencing hearing, the court's adjournment of sentencing to 21 May, and Egan remaining in custody.

Reports the sentencing at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork, including the headline sentence, the suspended final year and the backdating to 16 December 2022. It also gives the trial verdict and the jury's account of the evidence.

Reports the 9 March 2026 High Court verdict finding Sean Egan guilty of manslaughter through diminished responsibility, after a not guilty verdict on murder. Sentencing is expected later, and the victim's family react to the verdict.

Sean Egan appeared via videolink from Cloverhill Prison; his address on the charge sheet was amended to No Fixed Abode; remanded in custody to Cloverhill District Court on 19 January 2023.

Reports the initial court appearance where Egan was formally charged with murder, remanded in custody, and granted free legal aid by Judge Andrew Cody. Confirms Egan's age as 36 and Sharon Crean's age as 34, and that she was a mum-of-one.

Reports Egan's first court appearance where he was charged with murder and remanded in custody; he replied 'no comment' when charged; legal aid was granted by Judge Andrew Cody.

Initial court appearance: Egan was charged with murder, replied 'no comment', was granted legal aid, and remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison to reappear by videolink on 22 December 2022.

Initial murder charge; Egan made no reply when arrested, charged and cautioned; remanded to Cloverhill Prison; case adjourned to 22 December for video link appearance; legal aid granted.

Confirms the suspect has been charged and appeared at Portlaoise District Court; names the victim as Sharon Crean; states she was found at approximately 4:45pm and pronounced dead at the scene; a post-mortem was conducted on 15 December.

Reports the charging of a man in his 30s, names the victim as Sharon Crean, confirms she was discovered at approximately 4:45pm and pronounced dead at the scene, and notes a post-mortem was conducted on 15 December 2022.

Confirms the man in his 30s has been charged and is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court; includes a tribute from Sharon Crean's sister Elaine Crean.

Names the victim as Sharon Crean, mother of a 2½-year-old boy. Confirms a man known to her was arrested Wednesday afternoon and detained under Section 4. Gardaí operating on a definite line of inquiry. Garda Technical Bureau conducted forensic examination of the apartment. Searches carried out in College Street for weapons.

Article reports tributes paid to a young mother killed in a fatal assault in Laois; the article body is largely template text with limited detail.

Initial report of the suspected fatal assault; man arrested and detained under Section 4, post-mortem pending, Gardaí appealing for information.

Names the victim as Sharon Crean, confirms she was stabbed, provides sister Elaine Crean's tribute, notes the investigation is expected to be upgraded to murder, and reports that the Garda Technical Bureau completed its scene examination.

Names the victim as Sharon Crean, in her mid-30s, a mother of a two-year-old boy; confirms she was stabbed; sister Elaine Crean pays tribute; post-mortem taking place on 15 December; investigators expected to upgrade to murder inquiry; victim described as from elsewhere in Co Laois but living in Mountmellick.

Initial report of a woman's death in Mountmellick with a man arrested; no cause of death or specific offence identified at this stage.

Initial report confirming the woman's death, the arrest of a man, and the sealing of the scene for forensic examination.

Confirms the woman is dead, identifies the scene as an apartment block, notes the State Pathologist is due to arrive Thursday, and states the man is being detained at Portlaoise Garda Station.

Confirms the victim is in her 30s and the suspect is a man in his 30s, gives the specific time of discovery (4:45pm), states the suspect is detained at Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and notes the scene is preserved for technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau.

Confirms the woman is dead, specifies the location as an apartment block, notes the man is detained at Portlaoise Garda Station for questioning, and that the State Pathologist is expected on Thursday. Emergency services were alerted around 5pm by a concerned member of the public.

Adds that the victim was in her 30s, the suspect was in his 30s, the time of discovery was approximately 4:45pm, the suspect is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, the body remains at the scene for Garda Technical Bureau examination, and a post-mortem is scheduled for 15 December 2022.

Confirms the woman died and adds her age (30s); a man was arrested.