Man Who Told Gardaí He Thought He Was ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Putting Valium in Partner’s Sandwich Handed Suspended Sentence

Man who told gardaí he thought he was ‘doing the right thing’ putting Valium in partner’s sandwich handed suspended sentence

Mark O’Neill (62), Pollerton, Carlow, pleaded guilty to an offence under section 12 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act

Man who poisoned his partner of 30 years with Valium that could 'knock a horse out' avoids jail

Mark O’Neill admitted to putting two Valium tablets in a sandwich he had made for his partner.

Man avoids jail after admitting he poisoned his partner of 30 years with enough Valium to ‘knock out a horse’

A man who admitted poisoning his partner of 30 years told gardai that he put enough valium in her sandwich to “knock a horse out for hours”, has been handed an 18-month suspended sentence.