Andrew McGinley lodges DPP complaint over evidence at Deirdre Morley’s trial

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Andrew McGinley has lodged a formal complaint with the Director of Public Prosecutions about how the State prosecutor handled evidence at the 2021 trial of Deirdre Morley, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing their three children. He says details about prescription medication she was taking should have been heard at the trial, and that their omission left an incomplete account of the deaths.

McGinley says he first learned in August 2025 from material released for the inquests that prescription medication in the names of two other people had been found in the family home. He wants evidence about medication and its possible psychiatric effects considered at the forthcoming inquests. The article also reports that the coroner has rejected a request to widen the inquests to examine Morley’s treatment over a two-year period.

Separately, Morley’s lawyers have applied for judicial review of the coroner’s decision to limit medical evidence at the inquests. The article reports that they argue evidence from professionals who treated her in the six months before the killings is needed.