Prof. Kennedy said that when Mr Silver was taken to Castlerea Prison, he thought he was “in a special room where he would metamorphose into something else”.

Dr Brenda Wright, interim clinical director at the Central Mental Hospital, said Mr Silver displayed evidence of grandiosity and an idea that he was a person of particular importance and that he had “special skills and abilities”.

The court heard the accused was “feeling strange” the day before the shooting and thought he would have to sign himself into hospital

Psychiatrist told trial as a consequence of his mental illness, Stephen Silver’s capacity was 'significantly impaired' at the time of the shooting of Garda Colm Horkan

Psychiatrist gave evidence of Stephen Silver’s mental health history, which included on one occasion believing he was 'fighting mohawk Indians in his bedroom' and was 'Jesus reincarnated'

Stephen Silver told the court he struck Garda Horkan with the butt of the gun after the first shots were fired, saying he believed the garda was 'a heavy down from Dublin', who was trying to kill him

Stephen Silver gave evidence in his trial for the murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, telling the court of mental health episodes he has experienced since the age of 19

Jury watched footage of a fifth and final garda interview with the accused

The court also heard that prior to the interviews, the accused was “aggressive”, “angry” and “threatening”.

 Stephen Silver, who is on trial for capital murder, told detectives that Garda Colm Horkan “shot himself accidentally” because he was “an idiot with a firearm”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Stephen Silver was 'absolutely sure' he would have been killed in the struggle that ended in Garda Horkan being shot 11 times with his own gun, court heard

Retired Garda Sergeant Thomas O’Connor told the jury gardaí were called to the home the accused shared with his family on October 29, 2003, and Garda Horkan and his colleague travelled with Mr Silver to the psychiatric unit at Roscommon General Hospital as part of a Garda escort

Witnesses heard bangs as Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot and 'thought they were fireworks'

Stephen Silver told a doctor that Covid 'destroyed everything' court heard

The court also heard on Thursday that the accused spat in a garda’s face  attempted to grab another garda by the throat

One witness spoke of "trying to protect the guards" by keeping Stephen Silver away from the local garda station

The court heard a Garda recount how Stephen Silver had talked over him "in an angry loud voice" in Castlerea Garda Station

Stephen Silver's defence will be raising the issues of bipolar disorder and the accused having diminished responsibility due to mental health difficulties

Stephen Silver will now face retrial for killing of Det Garda Colm Horkan in 2020

Mr Justice McDermott told the jury that Stephen Silver's plea means that a not guilty verdict is not available

Defence counsel tells jury there is evidence that accused was suffering from a relapse of his bipolar disorder at time Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot dead

The prosecution said Stephen Silver had given various accounts of how Detective Garda Colm Horkan suffered his injuries

The Central Criminal Court trial is now entering the final stages following the close of the defence case

Stephen Silver's sister told the trial she knew there was "an element of paranoia" in what he was saying in the phone call a day before the shooting

Professor Harry Kennedy does not believe Stephen Silver's responsibility for the shooting was diminished due to a relapse of bipolar disorder

The court heard Dr Wright say Stephen Silver did not appear to grasp the gravity of the situation he was in

Stephen Silver had been admitted to psychiatric units 17 times prior to the shooting, the court heard

Stephen Silver said that when he started grappling with Garda Horkan, he believed he was being targeted for assassination or being attacked by a drug dealer

Stephen Silver recalled that he had considered signing himself into respite one day before Garda Colm Horkan was shot

The jury also watched video footage of Stephen Silver’s fifth and final interview at Castlerea Garda Station, one day after the shooting

The trial also heard on Monday that Stephen Silver had previously met Garda Colm Horkan in 2003 when the garda called to the accused’s mother’s house to assist her.

The accused said he had "done nothing wrong, all I did was defend myself against an armed assailant. If that's my crime, that's my crime."

State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan also told the court that Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot 11 times

A doctor who saw Stephen Silver told a garda he was concerned that the accused may have self-harmed in the cell

Garda Enda Rowley described the accuse, Stephen Silver, as agitated and “somewhat non-compliant”.

The court also heard Stephen Silver told another garda: “I didn’t know what he was going to do to me, so I just grabbed the gun from him, and I shot him.”

When accused Stephen Silver was told he had 'shot a guard', he responded, 'he wasn’t a guard', court heard

Another witness said one of the men seemed “really agitated” and she heard him “dare the armed squad to come down here”

The opening day of the trial heard that Stephen Silver, who denies murder but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, also said something about Black Lives Matter

'Substantial case' due to be heard over five weeks

A date has not been set for the 44-year-old Mayo man's trial

They were the simple symbols of an extraordinary life, tokens of a man who touched so many, but was taken too soon.