Jury at murder trial told Louth woman suffered mental disorder

A consultant forensic psychiatrist in the trial of a 42-year-old Louth woman charged with murdering her partner last year has told a murder trial jury that in her expert opinion, the mental disorder suffered by the accused, substantially diminished her responsibility of stabbing the deceased.

Paula Farrell with an address at Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, Co Louth is charged with murdering Wayne McQuillan (30) at her home on January 1, 2014.