A judge criticises the conduct of Wayne Roche, a man convicted of murder, citing disruptive “appalling” behaviour that continues up to his sentencing hearing. The court hears that Roche murdered John O’Connor, the father of his then partner, in New Ross, County Wexford. According to reports, a jury sitting at the Central Criminal Court in Waterford unanimously found Roche guilty of murder last month. At the sentencing stage, the judge notes Roche’s conduct in court, describing it as “appalling” and disruptive, and reports say Roche “upped and left” before the murder sentence was handed down. The reporting across outlets presents the same core sequence: Roche is convicted by a unanimous jury, the judge records concerns about his behaviour during the process, and the sentencing hearing proceeds after the court’s observations about his actions. No alternative account is given of the underlying conviction or the judge’s characterisation of his conduct. The focus of the sentencing remarks is on Roche’s courtroom behaviour rather than additional details of the offence beyond the murder of John O’Connor.