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Jason McGovern: Jury discharged in manslaughter case Jason McGovern: Jury discharged in 'one punch' manslaughter case
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The jury in the trial of a man charged with the manslaughter of 19-year-old Jason McGovern has failed to reach a verdict and has been discharged. A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the retrial of a County Tyrone man accused of killing 19-year-old Jason McGovern of Tydavnet, County Monaghan.
Mr McGovern, from Tydavnet in County Monaghan, died after being attacked on a night out in Omagh, County Tyrone, on New Year's Eve in 2012. Mr McGovern died after being attacked on a night out in Omagh, County Tyrone, on New Year's Eve in 2012.
The jury failed to agree if Mark Donnelly, 23, of Greencastle Road, Omagh, was guilty or not guilty of the charge. Mark Donnelly, 23, from Greencastle had pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
More to follow. He now faces trial for a fourth time after two juries could not agree and a third trial was aborted for legal reasons.
The jury indicated to Dungannon crown court on Friday that they were unable to reach a majority verdict after more than four hours of deliberation.
The judge commended the jurors for the careful attention they had paid throughout the trial and the dutiful way they had made efforts to reach a verdict.
The prosecution claimed Mark Donnelly, of Greencastle Road, Omagh, threw the punch that knocked Mr McGovern to the ground.
The teenager had suffered a fractured skull and was found dead at a friend's house later that day.
Mark Donnelly claimed he was the victim of mistaken identity.
He will return to court on June 19 when he will find out if the Public Prosecution Service will seek another retrial.