Court told treatment for mentally ill murder accused just as good in remand as in the community

The Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum, Dublin, is the State’s only facility for severely mentally ill people in the criminal justice system. File picture: Frank Miller

A mentally ill murder accused whose family say should be receiving treatment in the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) and not in a remand prison is getting just as good medical care as he would if he was living in the community, the High Court heard.

The man is awaiting trial on remand having been charged earlier this year with murder of another man. He suffers from schizophrenia and is actively psychotic with homicidal ideation, the court heard.