National court archive · 2026-03-25
Psychiatric patient believed man was 'shapeshifting demon', court hears
At a glance
- Crime
- attempting to cause serious harm
- People
- James Greengrass, Morgan Shelley SC, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor, Detective Garda Emmett Dunphy, Conor O’Doherty, Dr Mary Davoren
- Locations
- Chapel Place, Lismore, Co Waterford, Norwich, UK, Ireland, Dungarvan, Waterford
- Court
- Central Criminal Court
- Outcome
- adjourned finalising the sentence to April 27
Summary
James Greengrass pleaded guilty to attempting to cause serious harm to a fellow psychiatric patient at University Hospital Waterford. His barrister said Greengrass believed the victim was a ‘shapeshifting demon’; Ms Justice Karen O’Connor adjourned finalising sentence to April 27.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie