Man successfully appeals acquittal for murdering his mother by reason of insanity

A Roscommon man has successfully appealed his acquittal for the murder of his mother by reason of insanity and will face a retrial. The 29-year-old had been acquitted by jury at Castlebar in May 2014 following the death at Abbeystown in September 2011 and was committed to the Central Mental Hospital. He sought a retrial to enable him to plead guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility, which would…