King of Kings wrote: » She had a previous conviction for assaulting him and witness state she wanted to teach him a lesson with the knife used to kill him. Yet he is the bad guy who affected her mental health..ffs A joke of a sentence. I'll.bet had the genders been reversed he'd have done serious time.
backspin. wrote: » It seems he was attacking some other guy in the flat the night Tina Cahill stabbed him too. Sounds like a violent fecker.
They parted, before Ms Cahill, two female friends and Matthew Hyde, a man they had socialised with at one of the pubs, arrived back at the Padstow address where Mr Walsh was either asleep or partially asleep on a couch. Soon after, Mr Walsh repeatedly attacked Mr Hyde wanting to know who he was and, during the ensuing chaos, Ms Cahill screamed: “Stop it Davey, get off, get off ... he’s with Grace.” She tried to get a grip of her fiance’s arms when he swung his arm back and she fell to the ground, the facts said. She moved towards him and punched him in the face with a closed fist, before Mr Walsh pushed her again and tried to punch her in the face. Eventually, “the offender opened and closed the cutlery drawer quickly taking out a large, very sharp, bladed knife”. One witness said over and over again “put it back” but Ms Cahill replied: “No, he needs to be taught a lesson. It’s not fair. Look at poor Matthew.”
Cina wrote: » Damn, he's really gone downhill since his Everton days hasn't he?
tritium wrote: » https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/tina-cahill-sentenced-to-eight-years-for-killing-controlling-fianc-37618597.html Just being reported. Mixed feelings tbh. On the one hand it’s on paper a decent stretch, on the other I can’t help but feel there’s been a significant media attempt to focus on her victims violent behaviour and to an extent ignore hers. It kind of feels that this ending was inevitable for one of them though.
Cahill's earliest release date will be in February 2022 when she is expected to be deported to Ireland
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » She attacked him numerous times before. He had to take out a protection order against her. She stabbed him to death with a big sharp knife but ya hes the one you call violent. Presume you're a female.
tritium wrote: » Hardly a kill or be killed self defence scenario
seamus wrote: » Sure, but it's also very far removed from (say) stabbing him in his sleep. There was an attack happening, instigated by the deceased, who was violent against anyone attempting to stop him. One person is permitted to defend another, so whether Cahill though she was defending herself or another (or everyone), is kind of irrelevant. Whether she thought Walsh was going to kill anyone, is also not that relevant. If you kill someone in self-defence, you don't have to prove that they were trying to kill you. The question really is about intent, and whether it was her intention to kill/seriously injure him, or simply to stop his attack. Which lands us where we are. I can't say I agree with the verdict (I haven't enough information to say), but you can see that it's far from a clear-cut case of murder.
elstingeo wrote: » A terribly sad case with a loss of life and the young woman’s life is ruined. There is probably more than meets the eye here to be fair. I would have the opinion that regardless of what’s going on, it is still not justified to take someone’s life. What really stood out was the fact she wanted to teach him a lesson etc. and the evidence of problems from both sides. I would guess that there marriage was a far cry from healthy or happy and that the two could of been violent to one another. I wonder if she can even realise the errors of her ways and be reformed or what..?
[Deleted User] wrote: » According to the killer making her defence. The only evidence in the piece to say he was violent was hers, given as defence. Hardly inviolable
Dr Devious wrote: » The pair of them were hardly the best ambassadors to have left the country, what goes around around comes around. Going by the media picture of him, how many times had he that nose broken? Its nearly at a 45 degree angle, its got so many clouts.
