A man has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the manslaughter of an elderly patient at a County Cavan psychiatric hospital. Ian Harman, aged 50, of Carrickallen near Cootehill, initially pleaded not guilty to murder in connection with the death of Michael Treanor, aged 82, at the Psychiatric Unit of Cavan General Hospital on 27 June 2011. During trial, Harman changed his plea to guilty of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility under the Criminal Law Insanity Act. Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan imposed a ten-year sentence with the final two years suspended, backdated to 28 June 2011. The judge cited mitigating factors including Harman's guilty plea, remorse, cooperation with gardaí and psychiatric services, and his engagement in rehabilitation programmes while in custody. The court ordered post-release supervision for two years and participation in an integrated sentence management programme.
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- Man sentenced to eight years for Cavan psychiatric unit killing - The Irish Times The Irish Times · Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:00:00 GMT
- Man admits killing at Cavan psychiatric unit - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Wed, 09 Jul 2014 07:00:00 GMT
- Man who killed fellow patient in psychiatric unit gets eight years - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:00:00 GMT
- Man jailed for eight years for killing fellow psychiatric patient - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:00:00 GMT
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