Accused knew victim was a man - not the devil, court told

A forensic psychiatrist has said that a man accused of murder knew what he was doing was wrong when he killed a student, whom he said was the devil.

Accused knew victim was a man - not the devil, court told

A forensic psychiatrist has said that a man accused of murder knew what he was doing was wrong when he killed a student, whom he said was the devil.

Dr Sally Linehan, of the Central Mental Hospital, was giving evidence to the Central Criminal Court in the trial of the farmer charged with murdering the 21-year-old on his farm.

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