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Jury to continue considering verdict in 'unusual' murder trial

Summary

A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to consider their verdict in the trial of a man with obsessive compulsive disorder who stabbed his housemate to death because he believed he would go to hell if he did not. Sean Murphy (29) with an address at Bradóg Court, St Lawrence Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Michael Olohan (35) at the apartment they shared on St Lawrence Road on August 13, 2020. Mr Olohan is originally from Poppintree in Ballymun, north Dublin. The jury of six men and six women began their deliberations this morning, having begun hearing evidence last week. The trial heard that at the time of the stabbing the accused and deceased lived together at Bradóg Court in a "step-down independent living facility" run by St Vincent's Hospital Psychiatric Services. Sean Murphy was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury to continue considering verdict in 'unusual' murder trial. Charges or matters: the murder of Michael Olohan (35) at the apartment they shared on St Lawrence Road on August 13, 2020. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Not guilty by reason of insanity

When:

• August 13, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2023-11-22 Publication

Why: A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to consider their verdict in the trial of a man with obsessive compulsive disorder who stabbed his housemate to death because he believed he would go to hell if he did not. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report