Native Irish speaker found not guilty of murdering grandfather by reason of insanity

A 39-year-old man from Gweedore in County Donegal has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity following a majority jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court. The defendant was charged with killing his 78-year-old grandfather at Carrickcoyle on 19 December 2023 using a granite stone and cement block. Two psychiatrists gave evidence that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia at the time and met…