'Sometimes you have to behead somebody because this person is possessed,' murder accused allegedly said

Before he killed his wife, the defendant said he had been in the Mater Hospital having been detained by gardaí after he was stopped while running in Dublin city centre in his bare feet and wearing only a pair of shorts

The Central Criminal Court jury hearing the trial has been told that they will be asked to return a "special verdict" under the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006. File picture

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A man accused of murdering his wife and cutting her head off told gardaí that he heard voices in his head and that "sometimes you have to behead somebody because this person is possessed".