A MAN who admitted shooting at his wife with intent to murder her appealed at the Central Criminal Court yesterday for her forgiveness.
David Howard Kenyon (48), pleaded guilty in court to shooting at his wife, Patricia (34), at their home at Carrigans Upper, Ballymote, Co Sligo, on Oetober 7th last year with intent to commit murder.
Mr Patrick MacEntee SC, for the defendant, said he wanted to call mitigating evidence and asked that sentence be adjourned.
He said he had instructions from Kenyon that he wanted to take the earliest possible opportunity to say he was profoundly sorry for the hurt pain and suffering he had caused to his wife and by pleading guilty he hoped to save her more hurt.
Counsel said Kenyon asked the court to suspend final and firm views on the matter until the mitigating evidence had been heard.
He said Kenyon has "very very substantial remorse" and would like the court and his wife to know he accepted blame for what he did and realised he would have to live with his shame.
Kenyon hoped his wife could understand how sorry he was for what he did and that she could find it in her heart to forgive him, counsel added.
Ms Maureen Clark SC, prosecuting, said Mrs Kenyon, who was in court with her mother, was anxious that the court would hear her when it was determining sentence.
It was agreed that a statement of Mrs Kenyon's evidence would be submitted to the defence.
Mr Justice Geoghegan adjourned the case for sentence on June 13th next and remanded Kenyon in custody to that date.