Mayo man found not guilty of murdering his elderly father by reason of insanity

A 35-year-old man from Claremorris in County Mayo has been acquitted of murdering his 70-year-old father at their home in May 2012 on grounds of insanity. The Central Criminal Court heard that the accused was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia and had been in receipt of disability allowance. Expert psychiatric evidence established that he experienced paranoid delusions and psychotic symptoms at the time of the…