Verdict in Kenna case down to the opinions of two psychiatrists
Laura Kenna, sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted murder, either ‘mad or bad’
Jury fails to reach verdict in trial of woman accused of slitting civil servant’s throat
Court heard Fionnuala Bourke was attacked by Laura Kenna in Drumcondra
Man who bludgeoned flatmate is acquitted as insane
Victim left wheelchair-bound after attack by man who felt an angel had compelled him to act
Saverio Bellante’s problems started young and ran deep
Background: Bellante killed landlord Tom O’Gorman and consumed part of his body
Man with schizophrenia found not guilty of murdering mother
Niall Stapleton believed mother had been replaced by an impostor when he killed her
Murder accused fulfils criteria for ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’, court told
Accused had a history of poor compliance in taking medication
The Prison Trap: mental strains of solitary confinement
‘I was always a happy kid, chirpy, happy-go-lucky . . . but prison really broke me’
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