The jury has begun its deliberations in the trial of a Dublin man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend in a hotel room in Tallaght.
Eric Locke of St. John’s Park East in Clondalkin claims he was suffering from a mental illness when he strangled Sonia Blount in February 2014.
The 23-year-old has raised the defence of diminished responsibility which can reduce a murder charge to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
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Before sending them away, Mr. Justice Michael Moriarty told the jurors not to concern themselves with the consequences of their decision.
