James Greengrass jury sworn for attempted murder trial

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A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of James Greengrass, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to attempting to murder a fellow patient at University Hospital Waterford’s psychiatry department on 3 February 2023.

The jury has four men and eight women. It was told the trial would involve mental health issues and was expected to last seven or eight days. The jury was due back on Thursday, when a judge would be assigned to the trial.