Mentally-ill prisoner seeks assessment to determine if he can stand trial
The High Court has granted leave to a mentally-ill man, currently remanded in custody on charges of rape and indecent assault since January, to take proceedings aimed at securing a place at the Central Mental Hospital so that his fitness to stand trial can be assessed.
Lawyers acting on behalf of the man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has brought judicial review proceedings against the Governor of Wheatfield Prison, the DPP, the Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General over their failure to provide him with the medical services he requires for the preparation of his defence.
