Julie Flood committed to Central Mental Hospital after insanity verdict

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Julie Flood was found not guilty of murdering her father by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court on 20 April 2023. The jury returned the verdict after accepting evidence that she did not know her actions were wrong when she stabbed him at their Wexford home.

On 4 May 2023, a Central Criminal Court judge committed Flood to the Central Mental Hospital in Portrane for treatment, having regard to her mental disorder. The order followed the jury’s special verdict two weeks earlier.