Robert Corbet gets life for murder of Aoife Phelan
25-year-old admitted manslaughter after body found in a barrel buried 10 feet below ground
Corbet’s provocation plea failed to convince jury
Loss of self-control was the key plank of defendant’s claim of manslaughter
Phelan family describe daughter as ‘one in a million’
Murdered nanny’s brother reads victim impact statement in court on family’s behalf
Jury in Phelan murder trial asked to ignore ‘desecration’ of body
Defence tells jury to concentrate on moment she was killed in garage, not how she was found
Corbet ‘saw red’ when Aoife Phelan told him of pregnancy
25-year-old tells court he was ‘suicidal’ when interviewed about nanny’s murder by gardai
Garda tells court of finding Aoife Phelan’s body buried in barrel
Robert Corbet (25) denies murder of 30-year-old Co Laoise woman
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