Andrei Dobra committed to hospital after insanity verdict for murder

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Andrei Dobra was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court in July 2024; on 19 July, he was committed to the Central Mental Hospital for treatment and assessment.

The jury reached a unanimous verdict after psychiatrists agreed that Dobra had a mental disorder when he killed Ioana Mihaela Pacala and did not understand that his actions were wrong. The court ordered his continued treatment and assessment at the hospital in Portrane.