Woman found guilty of Laytown manslaughter

A young woman has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Emma McLoughlin (19) in Laytown, Co Meath last year.

A young woman has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Emma McLoughlin (19) in Laytown, Co Meath last year.

Kelly Noble (21) from Seaview in Laytown was found guilty of stabbing the teenage mother-of-two to death by the Central Criminal Court today.

Noble was found not guilty of the murder of Ms McLoughlin outside Pat's supermarket in Laytown on June 2nd 2006 but was convicted of the manslaughter by a unanimous verdict by the jury.

She was remanded in custody until May 14th when she will be sentenced.

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The trial before Mr Justice Barry White lasted for over two and a half weeks.