Two released from Central Mental Hospital after 44 years 

Patients are sent to the Central Mental Hospital arising from court decision that they are either unfit to stand trial or have been found not guilty of an offence by reason of insanity. Picture: Courtpix

Two people were discharged from the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) last year after being detained there for an average of 44 years, according to an official report.

They are thought to be among the longest durations of detention at the country’s only secure forensic institution, certainly in recent years.