A father accused of the killing of his 20-month-old baby son has been jailed for life after a jury found him guilty of murder by a majority verdict.

A jury in the trial of a father charged with murdering his infant son is expected to retire on Tuesday next to decide whether the accused is insane or guilty of murder.

A consultant psychiatrist at the Central Mental Hospital has directly contradicted the diagnosis of two consultant psychiatrists called by the defence in the trial of a father accused of the murder of his 20-month-old son.

The wife of a man accused of the murder of their 20-month-old son in an apartment in Clane, Co Kildare two years ago has told his trial that she didn’t want to leave her son alone with him.