'Demons took over' says man who killed mother with garden fork

A 32-year-old Co Kilkenny man who bludgeoned his mother to death later told gardaí that "demons took over".

'Demons took over' says man who killed mother with garden fork

A 32-year-old Co Kilkenny man who bludgeoned his mother to death later told gardaí that "demons took over".

Niall Stapleton admits killing Siobhan Stapleton at Glebe Lodge, Kilfane, Thomastown, on May 25, last year but denies the charge of murder, by reason of insanity.

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