Man who stabbed father 13 times with sword found not guilty of murder due to insanity

A Dublin man who stabbed his father to death with a World War 1 sword has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

Man who stabbed father 13 times with sword found not guilty of murder due to insanity

A Dublin man who stabbed his father to death with a World War 1 sword has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.

Edward Boylan, of no fixed abode, claimed he was suffering from a mental disorder when he killed his 74-year-old father two years ago.

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