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Sentencing report detailing the 10-year sentence (two years suspended), the 143 previous convictions, the CCTV evidence, and the victim impact statement from the Butler family.

Sentencing report. Adds the judge's remarks, a 10-year sentence with the last two years suspended, the victim impact statement (not read out in court), Babbington's apology via his barrister, and his 143 previous convictions. It also gives the cause of death as sharp force injury while intoxicated, and says the attack was entirely unprovoked.

Babbington's murder charge was reduced to attempted murder, to which he pleaded guilty. The case was adjourned to January 2025 for mention at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin, with a probation report and victim impact statement to be prepared.

Reports the guilty plea to attempted murder, the likely vacating of the murder trial due to start 13 January 2025, the request for a victim impact statement and a probation report, and the adjournment of sentencing.

Reports the inquest into Jason Butler's death, the post-mortem cause of death, and that Aaron Babbington has been charged with his murder.

Inquest report giving the cause of death (brain injury, intoxication and sharp force injury), the date of death, and that Aaron Babbington was charged with murder and has appeared in Cork District Court. Not matched to an existing case.

Reports Babington's charge with murder, his remand in custody, and the DPP's direction for trial by indictment at the Central Criminal Court.

First report on the murder charge against Aaron Babbington, who appeared at Cork District Court. The DPP has directed trial at the Central Criminal Court on a signed plea of guilty, and he was remanded in custody.

Reports that Aaron Babbington, 30, of Churchfield Avenue, was charged with murder, remanded in custody and sent for trial at the Central Criminal Court on a signed plea of guilty. Adds the charge details, the court process and the victim's death at Cork University Hospital on June 16.

Reports the arrest and charging of Aaron Babington at Cork District Court on 5 December 2023, the Director of Public Prosecutions' direction for trial on indictment, his remand in custody until 12 December, and the grant of free legal aid. Gives his age as 29.

Reports that gardaí are awaiting DPP directions, that Sergeant Gearoid Davis sought a further remand in custody, that Judge John King remanded Babbington in custody to 30 August, that bail was refused, and that Babbington is aged 29.

Headline only; the article body is unfilled template text. It adds a witness appeal about the fatal assault of Jason Butler, and gives no date, location, suspect or arrest.

Gardaí renewed their appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage. A man in his 20s was arrested and appeared before Cork District Court. Jason Butler died on 16 June 2023.

Adds family background (lost parents and three brothers), that Butler was living in a St Vincent de Paul residence, that he died around lunchtime on 16 June, and that the arrested man is before the courts. Also reports family tributes.

Tribute and background piece on the victim. It adds that he was stabbed with a wound to the neck on Grand Parade, that he died on Friday 16 June, that a man was arrested and is before the courts, and details of his family and recent housing.

Adds that gardaí were expected to open a murder investigation after the State Pathologist's postmortem, that the victim died on Friday after deteriorating in hospital, that a broken bottle was recovered at the scene, and that a 29-year-old man was charged with assault causing harm and remanded in custody to Cork District Court on 22 June.

Gardaí now treat the death as murder, based on preliminary post-mortem results. Babington was charged with assault causing harm to Mr Butler, remanded in custody, and is due back in court the following Thursday. Mr Butler was originally from Midleton and lived at Deerpark House, Cork.

Reports that Jason Butler has died in hospital, so the assault charge now relates to a death. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage.

Reports the charge against Aaron Babington at Cork District Court on Friday 16 June 2023, the refusal of bail and the remand to 22 June, and that Jason Butler died at Cork University Hospital around 1pm.

Court appearance on 16 June 2023 at Cork District Court: the accused is charged with assault causing harm, denied bail and remanded in custody until 22 June. The article gives his age as 29 and says the stabbing was with a broken bottle in the neck.

Reports that Jason Butler, 32, has died of his injuries and that Babbington was charged with assault causing harm, appeared at Cork District Court and was remanded in custody after gardaí objected to bail.

Reports that Mr Butler has died and that Aaron Babington, 29, was charged with assault causing harm, brought before court and remanded in custody. The charge is assault causing harm, not murder, and the article gives no further detail on the injuries.

Reports the arrest and charge of a man in his early 20s, his scheduled court appearance, a Garda appeal for footage, and that the suspect is known to gardaí with a previous knife-related conviction. No existing case covers this Grand Parade stabbing.

Reports that the man in his 20s was charged and was due before Cork District Court on Friday 16 June 2023, and that the victim is fighting for his life in CUH.

Adds that the victim is 32, the suspect is 29 and was arrested near the scene, that the victim is in a critical but stable condition, and that Gardaí have renewed their appeal for witnesses and CCTV. No charge is reported in this article.

Adds details of the Grand Parade stabbing: the victim's emergency surgery and critical condition, the arrest of a man in his early 20s, and a Garda appeal for information and camera footage.

Adds the stabbing detail (neck wound), emergency surgery, the victim's critical condition, the arrest of a man in his early 20s, and the garda appeal. Its ages (mid 20s victim, early 20s suspect) differ from the existing case (32 and 29), and it describes a stabbing where the existing case says a bottle was used to slash the throat. Matched on the same street, date, evening and arrest.

Adds the Garda account of the timing (about 7.30pm), that the victim was taken to Cork University Hospital in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery, that the arrested man fled the scene before being quickly arrested, that he was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and a witness and camera footage appeal. The article gives the victim's age as mid-20s, which differs from the existing case (32), and the suspect's age as early 20s, which differs from the existing case (29). It also describes stab wounds, where the existing case says the throat was slit with a bottle.

The article is a headline-only report with no body text. It matches existing case 20687, a man in critical condition in Cork city on 14 June 2023, but it adds no new details.

Adds that the victim is Irish, the injury was a slash to the throat, the time was about 7.45pm, and the victim was taken to Cork University Hospital for emergency surgery. Also reports that a second man was arrested nearby for public order and held at Mayfield Garda Station, and that CCTV footage is being examined. It does not say whether the second man is linked to the assault.

Gardaí press release renewing the appeal for the fatal assault. It confirms Jason Butler died on 16 June, that a man (20s) was arrested and appeared before Cork District Court, and gives a footage appeal for 7.15pm to 8pm. It describes the victim as in his 20s, which differs from the 32 given in other reports.

Official Garda statement confirming the assault at about 7.30pm, the victim's age and critical condition, and the arrest of a man in his early 20s. It appeals for witnesses and dash-cam or other camera footage from 7.15pm to 8pm. It does not mention a weapon or a stabbing.

Gardaí say the man in his 20s arrested over the Grand Parade assault has been charged and is scheduled to appear before Cork District Court on 16 June 2023.

Adds that the victim is 32 and in critical condition, that a second man has been arrested, and that Gardaí are appealing for camera or phone footage. The victim's age (32) differs from the existing record (Irish man in his 20s or mid-20s).