Mother stabbed to death by son 'never accepted he was unwell'

A Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death is a "very sad case" as this "was obviously a loving mother who loved her son dearly", a jury has heard.

A Roscommon man who stabbed his mother to death is a "very sad case" as this "was obviously a loving mother who loved her son dearly and was prepared to sacrifice her own happiness and her marriage", a jury has heard.

Paul Henry (aged 29) with an address at Ardsallagh, Athlone Road, Roscommon is charged with murdering his mother Ann Henry at Abbeystown, Ballyphesan in Roscommon town on September 17, 2011.