Man released from psych unit kills mum

A man stabbed his mother to death the month after a mental health tribunal decided he did not fulfil the criteria to be detained at a psychiatric unit, a jury has heard.

Paul Henry, aged 29, of Ardsallagh, Athlone Rd, Roscommon, is charged with murdering his mother, Ann Henry, at Abbeystown, Ballyphesan, Roscommon Town, on September 17, 2011.

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Mr Henry pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Henry by reason of insanity.