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Dublin man found not guilty of assaults on women by reason of insanity

Summary

A 35-year-old Dublin man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of assaulting two women in Dublin city centre on 14 April 2015. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of assault causing harm. The court heard he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and had discontinued his anti-psychotic medication prior to the offences. Both prosecution and defence counsel submitted that he met the criteria under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006, as he did not know his actions were wrong and was unable to control himself. Forensic psychiatrists for both sides concurred on these grounds. The jury returned the special verdict within minutes. Judge Martin Nolan ordered that the defendant be brought to the Central Mental Hospital for assessment of his treatment needs. The case was adjourned to 17 November.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man found not guilty of assaults on women by reason of insanity. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Not guilty by reason of insanity

When:

• April 14, 2015 Incident
• November 17th Adjournment
• 2016-11-04 Publication

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Stage Finding Violent Crime

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