Psychiatrist did not consult accused's wife or family, court hears

A consultant psychiatrist who said a father accused of the murder of his 20-month-old son was not insane did not interview the man’s wife or family and did not speak to any of the professionals who had dealt with him around the time of the killing, a jury has heard.

Mr Yusif Ali Abdi (aged 30), a refugee from Somalia, with an address at The Elms, College Road, Clane, Co Kildare, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of the murder of his son, Nathan Baraka Andrew Ali on April 17, 2001 in the apartment at College Road, Clane.