Nigel Canavan pleads not guilty to his mother's murder, as his ex-wife claims she "went a bit mad" before dying.

Nigel Canavan, 39, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his mother, Angela Canavan, at her home in Co Sligo, Ireland, on May 1, 2023. His ex-wife testified that Canavan told her his mother "went a bit mad," striking herself with a knife and swinging her cane before her death. Prosecutors claim she died from manual strangulation. The trial continues with the defense maintaining Canavan's innocence.