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Adds the family's public reaction to Burke's release date (as soon as July 2029), details that the court found his responsibility substantially diminished by a mental disorder possibly triggered or exacerbated by drug use, and Burke's own account from gardaí interviews in which he described punching and strangling her with a rope.

Article is mainly a family Christmas appeal, but it reports the manslaughter conviction and sentence of Richard Burke for the killing of Jasmin McMonagle. The article's date and internal references to the sentencing ('today', 'earlier this year') do not clearly line up.

Reports the sentence: 15 years with the final year suspended for five years, backdated to 4 January 2019. Adds the judge's remarks on diminished responsibility, the mitigating factors, release conditions and the family's victim impact statements. The headline gives 14 years, while the body text says 15.

Reports the sentencing of Richard Burke: a 15-year sentence with the final year suspended, five years' post-release supervision and psychiatric care, and the judge's reasons. The existing case covers the family's later objection to the 2029 release date.

Reports a sentence of 14 years for a man who strangled and beat a young Donegal mother to death. The article text is empty template code, so no other details such as date, place, court or names are available.

Sentencing report. Adds the sentence (reported as 14 years in the lede and as 15 years with the final year suspended in the body), the judge's remarks on responsibility, mental disorder and drug use, the premeditation finding, and victim impact statements.

Reports the sentencing of Richard Burke on 22 May 2023: 15 years with the final year suspended, five years' post-release supervision and psychiatric care, and the court's findings on diminished responsibility and premeditation.

Reports that the jury convicted Burke of manslaughter in March (diminished responsibility), with sentencing set for Monday before Mr Justice Paul Burns. Adds the 999 call, the cleaver, the discovery of the body, Burke's statement, the victim impact statement and 23 previous convictions.

Reports the jury verdict: not guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. The jury deliberated for just over one hour. Trial judge Mr Justice Paul Burns noted all evidence pointed to the manslaughter verdict. Two psychiatrists testified Burke was suffering from a mental disorder at the time, substantially diminishing his responsibility. Burke's statements from gardaí interviews are quoted, including that he 'went ballistic' after discovering McMonagle had made a 999 call, and that he punched her and strangled her with a rope.

Reports on psychiatric evidence given at the trial, including testimony from Dr Anthony Kearns and Dr Dearbhla Duffy that Burke was acutely psychotic at the time of the killing, details of his background, drug use, delusional beliefs, and the events leading up to the killing.

Trial evidence from Sergeant Brendan McCann describing the 999 call, the standoff, forced entry, Burke's initial false name, the meat cleaver, the taser, and his admissions in his first garda interview; post mortem findings by Dr Linda Mulligan also presented to the jury.