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Park ranger accused of murdering wife was not suffering from mental disorder, psychiatrist tells trial

Summary

A psychiatrist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a Westport man accused of murdering his wife was not suffering from a mental disorder at the time of her death. James Kilroy, aged 51, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the charge of murdering Valerie French Kilroy at their home in Kilbree Lower between June 13 and 14, 2019. The court heard that the accused accepts responsibility for killing his wife, who died from strangulation, blunt force trauma, and a stab wound to the neck. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Camilla Curtis assessed Mr Kilroy shortly after his arrest and concluded he did not meet the criteria for detention under the Mental Health Act. The trial before Mr Justice Tony Hunt continues, with the prosecution indicating that conflicting psychiatric evidence will be presented. The defence accepts the defendant killed his wife.

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What: Report matter: Park ranger accused of murdering wife was not suffering from mental disorder, psychiatrist tells trial. Procedural stage: sentence

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• June 14, 2019 Other
• June 13 Other
• 2024-07-12 Publication

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