Bijan Afshar found not guilty of mother's murder

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Bijan Afshar was found not guilty of murdering his mother by reason of insanity. The proceedings were reported on 26 May 2016. The killing occurred in Bray in June 2014, when Afshar beat Lynn Cassidy across the head with a coffee mug. The jurors reached their verdict after deliberating for less than an hour. Two psychiatrists agreed he met the criteria for the special verdict because his condition meant he would not have been able to refrain from the act. Afshar was to undergo further assessment at the Central Mental Hospital before the court decided the next course of action when it reconvened the following month.