Jury fails to reach verdict in garda murder trial

Stephen Silver will now face retrial for killing of Det Garda Colm Horkan in 2020

Stephen Silver: Will now face retrial. Picture: Michael McCormack/PA

A jury at the Central Criminal Court has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Stephen Silver, who accepts that he shot Detective Garda Colm Horkan 11 times but denies his murder.

The jury were asked to consider whether Mr Silver was suffering from bipolar affective disorder at the time of the shooting and whether his condition substantially reduced his responsibility for the killing. Mr Silver's lawyers argued that he should be found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.