A man accused of killing his baby son almost five years ago has been found guilty murder in court this afternoon.
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According to RTE News the man John Tighe, 40, from Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, was found guilty of murder by a jury of his peers within 32 minutes this afternoon
Mr Tighe who is due to be sentenced later today had repeatedly denied murdering his six-and-a-half-month-old son Joshua Sussbier Tighe on the 1st June 2013.
The guilty verdict comes after the tiny infant died from suffocation after a cloth, believed to be a baby wipe was found lodged in his throat.
It is expected Mr Tighe will be sentenced to life in prison for the horrific crime.
