Man sentenced to 15 years for murder of Irish woman in Spain
A former soldier has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of his Irish girlfriend at a hotel in Salou, Spain. The man, Keith Byrne, was convicted of killing Kirsty Ward after she told him she was leaving him. The judge considered factors like alcohol and drug consumption but imposed the maximum penalty of 15 years.
A former soldier, Keith Byrne, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of his Irish girlfriend, Kirsty Ward, at a hotel in Salou, Spain, in July 2023. The court found Byrne guilty of killing Ward after she told him she was leaving him. The judge considered their stable relationship and Byrne's consumption of alcohol and drugs as mitigating factors, but still imposed the maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
During the trial, Byrne claimed Ward died by suicide, but the jury convicted him of murder. The prosecutor argued that Byrne strangled Ward with a hair straightener power cord because she wanted to end their relationship. In addition to the prison sentence, Byrne was given a restraining order and ordered to pay compensation to Ward's family.
According to the source: RTE.ie.
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