Mentally ill man serving life for murder loses Supreme Court bid to be considered for release

File image of Central Mental Hospital entrance gates

A mentally ill man serving life for murder, who was transferred from prison some years ago to the Central Mental Hospital, has lost his Supreme Court bid to be considered for conditional release having served some 14 years.

The man, who cannot be identified, accepted release might lead to his detention under the Mental Health Act in a psychiatric facility but said that was better than facing an indefinite life term in the CMH because of his mental illness.