Man found 'guilty but insane' in landmark verdict

A 50-year-old Kildare man has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity by a jury at the Central Criminal Court - the first time in Irish legal history such a verdict has been returned.

The new verdict is a result of legislation which came in in June under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 and it replaces the former verdict of "guilty but insane".