Mum-of-two left to die after being stabbed in Mallow apartment, court told
Joseph Butler has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Paula Canty, a 31-year-old mother who was stabbed in her Mallow apartment. The court heard evidence regarding the fatal incident and the defendant's attempts to conceal the crime.
Why it matters
The case underscores the ongoing issue of domestic violence and the legal processes involved in sentencing for violent crimes.
Paula Canty was killed on January 3 last year.
Liam Heylin A kitchen knife was plunged into the chest of a young mother-of-two and she was left by her killer to die in a pool of blood in an apartment in Mallow, it emerged at the sentencing hearing today.
The late Paula Canty’s family spoke of their deep grief and loss today and said that they were left in January 2025 to organise her funeral on days when they should have been organising her 32nd birthday.
Joseph Butler of the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of 31-year-old Paula Canty at the Belfry, Bridewell Lane, Mallow, on January 3 2025.
Sentencing evidence in the manslaughter case was heard by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork today.
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