Man jailed for suffocating elderly patient in psychiatric unit

A man who used a belt and pillow to suffocate a fellow patient in a psychiatric unit has today been jailed for eight years.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2014 - 16:17

A man who used a belt and pillow to suffocate a fellow patient in a psychiatric unit has today been jailed for eight years.

Ian Harman, originally from England but with an address at Carrigallen Mountain Lodge, Cootehill, killed 82-year-old Michael Traynor at Cavan General Hospital in June 2011.

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Courts Heathrow Place: England Place: Carrigallen Mountain Lodge Place: Cootehill Place: Hospital Person: Ian Harman Person: Michael Traynor Person: Garrett Sheehan Organisation: DPP Organisation: Cavan General Hospital

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