Man found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity

A Meath man who slashed the throat of a law graduate has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.

Man found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity
Tue, 01 Dec, 2009 - 16:37

A Meath man who slashed the throat of a law graduate has been found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.

It took the jury eleven minutes to find that Niall McDermott (aged 30) of Kilbrew, Ashbourne, County Meath, was insane when he attacked 36-year-old Joseph McManus with a knife.

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