Garda murder accused's behaviour was 'bizarre' and 'inappropriate, says psychiatrist

The court heard Dr Wright say Stephen Silver did not appear to grasp the gravity of the situation he was in

Dr Brenda Wright (pictured), a consultant psychiatrist with the Central Mental Hospital, told Mr Silver’s trial that the accused's aggression and hostility towards investigating gardaí, grandiose ideas and disinhibited behaviour were possible symptoms of an abnormal mental state or a manic mental state. Picture: Collins Courts

Murder accused Stephen Silver’s behaviour was bizarre and inappropriate and he did not seem to grasp the gravity of the situation he found himself in after he shot and killed Garda Colm Horkan, a psychiatrist has told the Central Criminal Court.

Dr Brenda Wright, a consultant psychiatrist with the Central Mental Hospital, told Mr Silver’s trial that the accused's aggression and hostility towards investigating gardaí, grandiose ideas and disinhibited behaviour were possible symptoms of an abnormal mental state or a manic mental state.