Court to continue search for psychiatric treatment for Cork man deteriorating in prison

Judge Boyle said: 'There simply are not enough beds to accommodate all the persons in the state who need them'

A witness from the Central Mental Hospital appeared by video link at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Monday to say that they simply did not have a place at this time for the man. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Further attempts are to be made to find a suitable location for psychiatric treatment for a 58-year-old man who has spent the last eight months remanded in jail in the absence of a place at the Central Mental Hospital.

A witness from this hospital appeared by video link at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Monday to say that they simply did not have a place at this time for Patrick Sibanyoni of Dundanion Lodge, Blackrock, Cork.