The HSE itted that Patrick Connolly (51) had a small bowel perforation that was not diagnosed in a timely manner.

Mary Lowry (57) wept as the judge imposed the sentence after hearing emotional testimony from the victim’s family.

Mary Lowry appeared before Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday for sentencing.

The court ruled last week that a computer was unlawfully seized from Patrick Quirke’s home by gardaí

Quirke’s computer formed a key part of the evidence against him, after it was found to have been used for internet searches on human decomposition and DNA