Accused who "smashed man's head in with crowbar" meets insanity criteria, psychiatrist says

A consultant forensic psychiatrist has testified at the Central Criminal Court that a man accused of murder in Sligo meets the criteria for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. The 32-year-old defendant is charged with the death of a 20-year-old man at Connolly Street in February 2018. Evidence heard indicated the accused attacked the deceased with a crowbar following what gardaí described as a…