Convicted Kerry killer facing a return to jail after assaulting woman during row

Blake Sweeney in court back in 2018. Stock image.

Sinead Kelleher
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A Kerry man who was released from jail in August 2023 after serving a five-year sentence for manslaughter assaulted a woman a month after being released, a Kerry court has heard this week.

Convicted killer Blake Sweeney with an address of 3 Fertha Drive, Cahersiveen came before Cahersiveen District Court for assaulting Jessica O'Callaghan at the same address.