Cork man who set fire to family home in drug-induced psychosis claimed he could hear voices

After his arrest under the Mental Treatment Act, Mercy Hospital refused to admit accused as he had taken intoxicants that day, court told

The judge adjourned sentencing until November 26, with monthly supervised urinalysis to be done in the meantime — the certificates to be sent to gardaí. Picture: Larry Cummins

A drug-induced psychosis caused a man to hear voices and ultimately set fire to the family home.

37-year-old Robert Sheehan, of 58 Innishannon Road, Fair Hill, Cork, was before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentencing on Wednesday, having pleaded guilty to the crime.