Ireland Named in reporting
John Tighe
Born 1977, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 1 case, 16 Dec 2022 to 29 Nov 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1977, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Mayo
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 16 Dec 2022 to 29 Nov 2023
- Outlets
- galwaybeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Appeal dismissed in murder of baby Joshua in Ballyhaunis Murder · Co. Mayo
Six-and-a-half-month-old Joshua Sussbier Tighe, an Irish boy, fatally choked on a ball of tissue at his father's home in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, on 1 June 2013. His father, John Tighe, a 45-year-old Irish man from Lavallyroe, Cloonfad, Ballyhaunis, pleaded not guilty to murder, claiming he had carelessly left tissues within the baby's reach. A jury at the Central Criminal Court returned a unanimous guilty verdict on 23 March 2018, and Tighe was handed a mandatory life sentence. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal on 24 March 2023, upholding the conviction and sentence.
Sentenced, 6 Jun 2023Convicted · 5 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Tighe, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 29 Nov2023Mum of murdered Irish baby 'grateful' as community helps remember tragic totconvicted, John Tighe, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tighe
- 7 Jul2023Mum of murdered baby thanks kind strangers for donations towards headstoneconvicted, John Tighe, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tighe
- 6 Jun2023Mum of baby boy murdered by evil John Tighe tells of ongoing struggle with griefconvicted, John Tighe, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tighe
- 24 Mar2023Father fails in appeal to quash conviction for murder of his baby son who choked on a ball of tissueconvicted, John Tighe, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tighe
- 16 Dec2022Man (45) appeals conviction for murder of his infant son who died after wad of tissue found in pharynxconvicted, John Tighe, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Tighe
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