2021-09-03
Son who stabbed mother and step-father during cocaine psychosis is jailed
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Conor Dreelan (25) was entitled to a lesser sentence due to his temporary psychotic condition, which had been described in psychiatric reports submitted to the court. He sentenced him to six years on each count of causing serious harm but suspended the final two years on condition that he be of good behaviour and remain under the supervision of the probation services for those two years.