Judge to ask jury to consider 'insanity' verdict in case of man charged with wife's murder

The jury will hear evidence from gardaí, a member of the emergency services and two consultant forensic psychiatrists
Judge to ask jury to consider 'insanity' verdict in case of man charged with wife's murder

The trial is due to open this afternoon before Mr Justice Michael MacGrath and a jury of seven men and five women. File picture

A Central Criminal Court jury will be asked to consider an "insanity" verdict in the trial of a Brazilian man charged with murdering his 32-year-old wife at their home in Dublin three years ago.

Diego Costa Silva (35) on Monday pleaded not guilty to the murder of Fabiola Camara De Campos Silva on November 4, 2021, at Charlestown Place, Finglas, Dublin 11. 

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