Wexford woman not guilty of partner’s murder by reason of insanity

A Wexford woman has been found not guilty, by reason of insanity, of the murder of her partner at their home in 2012.

Caroline Roche, aged 52, from Ballyedmond, Monamolin in Wexford, pleaded not guilty earlier this week to murdering Walter Plunkett, aged 84, by reason of insanity. The three-day trial heard that Mr Plunkett had lived at the same address in Wexford with his partner Ms Roche for more than 10 years.

In his closing speech, Paul Burns SC reminded the jury that the accused had admitted she killed Mr Plunkett.