Cork woman found not guilty of daughter's murder by reason of insanity

A Cork woman who told gardaí she killed her daughter because Our Lady told her to has been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court today.

Cork woman found not guilty of daughter's murder by reason of insanity

A Cork woman who told gardaí she killed her daughter because Our Lady told her to has been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court today.

Gardaí found Mary Prendergast’s daughter, Jessica, covered in blood at the foot of the stairs of her home. She had been stabbed 44 times.

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