Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death is committed to Central Mental Hospital

A 29-year-old man from Roscommon has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following his acquittal on grounds of insanity for the 2011 stabbing death of his mother. The Central Criminal Court heard that the accused admitted to the killing but was found not guilty by reason of insanity after a jury deliberated for one hour and 36 minutes. Expert psychiatric evidence presented during the trial indicated the…