Like many others, I've failed to understand why Wayne O'Donoghue killed Robert Holohan. Throwing a few pebbles at a car doesn't warrant the retribution that O'Donoghue (20) carried out on the 9 year-old boy. That said, this death can only be considered an accident in light of what we heard from the court proceedings.

From the Independent ...

"Robert, will you ever grow up?" he shouted, before going over and putting his right hand around the boy's neck and jerking him away from the car.
"I released the grip with my right hand, but I was still holding him by the scruff of the neck with my left hand. Nothing was said between us at this stage. I then moved my left hand up to his Adam's apple and said, 'Will you stop with the f***ing stones'.

Published by Colm.