The prosecution appeals for a harsher sentence in the case of the Irish man who strangled an American woman in Budapest

The prosecution is appealing for a harsher sentence in the case of an Irish man convicted of murdering his partner, Mackenzie Elizabeth Michalski, in Budapest. The man was sentenced to 14 years in prison for qualified murder, but the prosecution argues that the crime should be classified as intentional murder rather than negligent homicide. Michalski was killed in November 2024, and the defendant admitted to the crime but claimed it was an accident. The case will continue at the Budapest Court of Appeals, where the defendant remains in custody awaiting the outcome.