After they had delivered their decision, Judge Tony Hunt thanked the panel for their "prompt verdict", noting there was no reason for a jury to "pretend to deliberate on things when there is nothing to deliberate on".

Gary O'Shaughnessy, with an address in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, is charged with the attempted murder of his brother Mark O'Shaughnessy (42) at the same address in May 2024.