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06/10/2008
Jury Retires In Spanish Death Fall Case
A Louth man who is accused of causing the death of his wife while on holiday in February 2000 is soon to receive a verdict.
A jury in Spain has retired to consider the evidence after the trial of Michael Dermot McArdle, (39) from Dundalk.
However, he denies murdering 28-year-old Kelly Anne, who fell four floors from their hotel balcony in Marbella over eight-and-a-half years ago.
On Friday, the state prosecutors decided they were looking for a manslaughter and not a murder conviction, saying they believed Mr McArdle tried to save his wife from falling and there was no proof he killed her in cold blood.
They are now seeking a four-year sentence for manslaughter instead of a 14-year jail term for murder.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the victim's family, hired by them to prosecute him simultaneously, are looking for a murder conviction and a 15-year sentence.
They say his behaviour before, during and after his wife's death led them to believe that he wanted to kill Kelly Anne.
The accused has pleaded not guilty to both charges, telling the nine jurors that his wife tripped and fell over the balcony by accident when she rushed to save her young son, who was near the railing.
(BMcC)
A jury in Spain has retired to consider the evidence after the trial of Michael Dermot McArdle, (39) from Dundalk.
However, he denies murdering 28-year-old Kelly Anne, who fell four floors from their hotel balcony in Marbella over eight-and-a-half years ago.
On Friday, the state prosecutors decided they were looking for a manslaughter and not a murder conviction, saying they believed Mr McArdle tried to save his wife from falling and there was no proof he killed her in cold blood.
They are now seeking a four-year sentence for manslaughter instead of a 14-year jail term for murder.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the victim's family, hired by them to prosecute him simultaneously, are looking for a murder conviction and a 15-year sentence.
They say his behaviour before, during and after his wife's death led them to believe that he wanted to kill Kelly Anne.
The accused has pleaded not guilty to both charges, telling the nine jurors that his wife tripped and fell over the balcony by accident when she rushed to save her young son, who was near the railing.
(BMcC)
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