Kenneth Cummins assessed over murder plea withdrawal

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Kenneth Cummins was assessed by a psychiatrist in a murder case before a court, reported on 25 January 2016. The case concerns the alleged killing of Thomas Horan at a senior citizens complex in Dublin, while Cummins’s application to withdraw his guilty plea was due to be heard the following month.

Cummins initially denied beating Horan to death before changing his plea during the trial. He later claimed he had been having hallucinations and was not in a fit state when he admitted the offence.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.