Nadine Lott Verdict

Why are so many good-looking girls attracted to absolute scum?

Low self esteem and/or attraction to the "bad boy" type.

In this case though, she had met him in Australia, found out he was a complete headbanger and had gotten rid of him. He refused to accept it.

This trial cost at least a half-million Euro. For what? There wasn’t a chance in hell that any jury would let him off with manslaughter. Especially when they heard that he wrapped wire around his fist to inflict more damage on Nadine.

His lawyers probably told him he had a free shot - he would get life anyway if he pleaded guilty to murder. Did they tell him he would become the most hated man in Ireland? That every tough guy in prison would want a fight with him? Imagine the brownie points a gangster could get for putting Daniel Murtagh in hospital.

It is sick and a lot of lawyers were very well paid for a couple of weeks work but is is better that the world knows what this monster did. I bet he wishes he pleaded guilty to murder and could tell some BS story in prison about what happened that night.

Knowing our Justice system he'll be out after 10.

I hope he gets a lengthy sentence.. He's not such a big man now, hiding his face. May Nadine rest in peace...

I hope they throw away the key after they lock that scumbag up.

Girls are not items sitting on a shelf, waiting to be picked up by whomever the first person is who is brave enough to come forward. They have their available options and then make their choices based on that. They don't have to choose who you or I think would be logical for them to choose. And the person may not turn out to be whom they originally thought. It is their choice. They may be happy or they may regret it later. Same as anyone.

How did Murtagh get into Nadine's house?

He was minding their child. Whilst she was out for a Christmas party as far as I know . They seemed to be on speaking terms at the time.

he was baby sitting their child

lot of people macho idiots going on about the welcome he will get in custody , he has been in custody since the day after the murder and he has barely been touched.

the importance of this case in nullifying the intoxication as a defense a great progression and i would love to see them take this opportunity to introduce full life tariffs like in the uk .

then again i would also be in favor of capital punishment in this case and ones like it

I thought she made it clear that she wasn't attracted to him?

I dont know if this thug even had a solicitor. I mean his whole defence was that he was coked/drunk out of his mind so couldn't be guilty.

It was in the news at the time - the murders of Sharon Whelan and her children.

Are you joking!?

Of course he had a full legal team who collected handsome fees but there is a code of silence among court reporters. They don’t embarrass the lawyers for scumbag defendants and fraudulent claimants. This trial will have cost us at least a half million Euro although he pleaded guilty to manslaughter I.e. to killing Nadine. The issue was intent I.e. did he really know what he was doing?

There was no chance any jury who heard that he wrapped his fist in wire would let him off with manslaughter so his lawyers told him he had nothing to lose - if he pleaded guilty to murder and spared everyone the trauma of this trial, he would still get a life sentence.

As I said before, his lawyers probably did not explain to their client that running a full trial would make him the most hated man in Ireland and a target for every thug in prison who fancies himself as the next Tyson Fury.

May justice prevail in the end!

Hypothetically speaking, and aside from this story, a good looking girl will always have more options. She cannot say "well I'd have loved a nice quiet nerd but only arseholes approached me so I had to go with the arseholes". i.e. if she is with the "arsehole" she is with him because she wants to be with him. If she wanted to be with the "nice quiet nerd" then she would be well able to be. She was under no obligation to go with said "arsehole" just because she approached him. She is of course wholly entitled to choose him irrespective of others' opinions of him.

Not sure where this is going.

If a girl chooses what you or I would classify as a bad choice, it is still her choice. It is up to her. She is not restricted to any particular cohort because every single one of the "nice fellas" were too intimidated to approach her. She isn't a passive object that must accept her fate because only a certain type approached her or expressed any interest in her (which would never be the case in reality - there are always alternative options - one of which is to stay single!)

A good looking girl will get more interest and have more options than a less attractive one. Same for males. If you are 6'6" and athletic, you will get more interest than a 4'8" fat midget.

Some interest will be from "good" potential choices and some from "bad" potential choices. But the interest will increase from both.

He should be in prison for his whole life