Person: Stephen Silver

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Colm Horkan death
'No evidence' Stephen Silver had mental health relapse when he killed Garda Horkan, trial told
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”.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2023

Stephen Silver was 'hostile' to gardaí and didn’t appreciate 'gravity of his circumstances'
Stephen Silver was 'hostile' to gardaí and didn’t appreciate 'gravity of his circumstances'
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”.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2023

Stephen Silver thought fatal shooting of Garda Colm Horkan was 'a special forces test'
Stephen Silver thought fatal shooting of Garda Colm Horkan was 'a special forces test'
The court heard the accused was “feeling strange” the day before the shooting and thought he would have to sign himself into hospital

Wed, 01 Mar, 2023

Garda murder-accused's psychotic symptoms at 'extreme end', court told
Garda murder-accused's psychotic symptoms at 'extreme end', court told
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

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Garda murder accused's mental capacity 'significantly impaired' at time of shooting, court told
Garda murder accused's mental capacity 'significantly impaired' at time of shooting, court told
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'

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder-accused 'kept shooting until there was no ammunition left'
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

Thu, 23 Feb, 2023

Garda murder-accused believed he was 'the second coming of Jesus'
Garda murder-accused believed he was 'the second coming of Jesus'
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

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

Colm Horkan death
Stephen Silver claimed Garda Colm Horkan would be alive if he had 'stayed in the car'
Jury watched footage of a fifth and final garda interview with the accused

Tue, 21 Feb, 2023

Stephen Silver called account of garda shooting 'lies, absolute bullsh*t', court hears
Stephen Silver called account of garda shooting 'lies, absolute bullsh*t', court hears
The court also heard that prior to the interviews, the accused was “aggressive”, “angry” and “threatening”.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

Garda 'shot himself accidentally', murder accused told detectives
Garda 'shot himself accidentally', murder accused told detectives
 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.

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

'I'm angry because the garda tried to kill me,' garda murder accused told detectives
'I'm angry because the garda tried to kill me,' garda murder accused told detectives
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

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023

Garda murder accused was 'looking crazy' after fatal shooting, witness tells court
Garda Colm Horkan escorted murder accused to psychiatric unit 20 years ago, court told
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

Tue, 14 Feb, 2023

Garda murder accused was 'looking crazy' after fatal shooting, witness tells court
Garda murder accused was 'looking crazy' after fatal shooting, witness tells court
Witnesses heard bangs as Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot and 'thought they were fireworks'

Mon, 13 Feb, 2023

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder accused said his mental health declined during Covid restrictions
Stephen Silver told a doctor that Covid 'destroyed everything' court heard

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder accused had said: 'If I hadn’t killed him, he would have killed me', trial told
The court also heard on Thursday that the accused spat in a garda’s face  attempted to grab another garda by the throat

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

Castlerea Garda shooting
Garda tells murder trial about trying to perform CPR on Garda Colm Horkan
One witness spoke of "trying to protect the guards" by keeping Stephen Silver away from the local garda station

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

Man accused of garda's murder was roaring in the street about snipers, trial hears
Man accused of garda's murder was roaring in the street about snipers, trial hears
The court heard a Garda recount how Stephen Silver had talked over him "in an angry loud voice" in Castlerea Garda Station

Thu, 02 Feb, 2023

Colm Horkan death
'With all that's going on with the police, I shot him,' man accused of murdering garda had said
Stephen Silver's defence will be raising the issues of bipolar disorder and the accused having diminished responsibility due to mental health difficulties

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Colm Horkan death
Jury fails to reach verdict in garda murder trial
Stephen Silver will now face retrial for killing of Det Garda Colm Horkan in 2020

Thu, 17 Nov, 2022

Dr Brenda Wright
Garda murder case jury must use 'common sense' in weighing expert evidence, judge says
Mr Justice McDermott told the jury that Stephen Silver's plea means that a not guilty verdict is not available

Thu, 10 Nov, 2022

Castlerea Garda shooting
'Unsafe' to convict Stephen Silver of murder, court told
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

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder accused was 'filled with a burning anger' towards gardaĂ­, court told
The prosecution said Stephen Silver had given various accounts of how Detective Garda Colm Horkan suffered his injuries

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Man accused of murdering garda 'was not psychotic' at time of shooting, says psychiatrist
The Central Criminal Court trial is now entering the final stages following the close of the defence case

Mon, 07 Nov, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Sister of garda murder accused knew 'unwell' brother needed psychiatric treatment, court told
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

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder accused has 'pattern of behaviour to create confrontations with gardaĂ­'
Professor Harry Kennedy does not believe Stephen Silver's responsibility for the shooting was diminished due to a relapse of bipolar disorder

Thu, 03 Nov, 2022

Dr Brenda Wright
Garda murder accused's behaviour was 'bizarre' and 'inappropriate, says psychiatrist
The court heard Dr Wright say Stephen Silver did not appear to grasp the gravity of the situation he was in

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder accused had assaulted psychiatric unit staff nine months before shooting
Stephen Silver had been admitted to psychiatric units 17 times prior to the shooting, the court heard

Fri, 28 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Garda murder accused had stopped taking medication because it 'slowed me down'
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

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Accused tells Garda Horkan murder trial he believed SAS and MI6 were trying 'to get rid of me'
Stephen Silver recalled that he had considered signing himself into respite one day before Garda Colm Horkan was shot

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Castlerea Garda shooting
Garda Horkan had helped to have man accused of his murder admitted to psychiatric unit
The jury also watched video footage of Stephen Silver’s fifth and final interview at Castlerea Garda Station, one day after the shooting

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
'No evidence of acute mental illness' in garda murder accused, says psychiatrist
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.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Murder accused told gardaĂ­: 'One of your guys died, accept it and move on', trial told
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."

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Stephen Silver was 'out of touch with reality' after Garda Colm Horkan shooting, says doctor
State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan also told the court that Detective Garda Colm Horkan was shot 11 times

Mon, 17 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Witness wanted to keep Garda Horkan murder accused 'away from the guards', court told
A doctor who saw Stephen Silver told a garda he was concerned that the accused may have self-harmed in the cell

Fri, 14 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Garda Colm Horkan murder trial hears accused claimed gun 'kept going off' during struggle
Garda Enda Rowley described the accuse, Stephen Silver, as agitated and “somewhat non-compliant”.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Officers tells of 'horror' on faces of bystanders at scene of Garda Colm Horkan's killing
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.”

Wed, 12 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Accused had 'smirk on his face' as he told garda he was resuscitating Garda Colm Horkan wrong
When accused Stephen Silver was told he had 'shot a guard', he responded, 'he wasn’t a guard', court heard

Tue, 11 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Witness tells Garda Colm Horkan murder trial they heard sounds 'like shootings'
Another witness said one of the men seemed “really agitated” and she heard him “dare the armed squad to come down here”

Mon, 10 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
'With all that's going on with police in this world, I shot him,' said man accused of Garda Horkan murder
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

Fri, 07 Oct, 2022

Colm Horkan death
Garda Colm Horkan murder trial to start next June
'Substantial case' due to be heard over five weeks

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Stephen Silver sent forward for trial charged with capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan
Stephen Silver sent forward for trial charged with capital murder of Garda Colm Horkan
A date has not been set for the 44-year-old Mayo man's trial

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

Colm Horkan funeral: He ‘never let any of his family or friends walk alone’
Colm Horkan funeral: He ‘never let any of his family or friends walk alone’
They were the simple symbols of an extraordinary life, tokens of a man who touched so many, but was taken too soon.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2020

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