Kilkenny man sent to Central Mental Hospital after being found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

A Kilkenny man who stabbed shop worker Mairead Moran to death at her workplace and was found not guilty of her murder by reason of insanity, has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital.

The trial heard that Shane Smyth (aged 29) believed Mairead Moran had stolen a "vile of his blood" and had "installed hidden cameras" and put "black widow spiders” in his house.