Man who murdered Melanie McCarthy McNamara suffering from 'psychiatric illness', appeal court told

The Central Criminal Court trial heard that Melanie was shot in the head as she sat in a car with her boyfriend and his friend in Tallaght.

The Court of Appeal has been told that a man serving life for the murder of Melanie McCarthy McNamara is suffering from a “psychiatric illness”.

Daniel McDonnell (22) of Brookview Lawns in Tallaght had pleaded not guilty to murdering the 16-year-old on February 8, 2012 at nearby Brookview Way in Tallaght.