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A 34-year-old man from Boyle, County Roscommon, has pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court, arising from the death of a 23-year-old woman at his home in Sligo on 28 October 2015. The accused admitted causing the death by strangulation and made a 999 call to emergency services on the morning in question. The prosecution opened its case before a jury, outlining that the defence would not contest evidence relating to the facts of the incident itself, with the sole issue being the accused's mental state at the time. The court heard that expert psychiatric evidence will be presented regarding the accused's mental condition. The trial, before Mr Justice Tony Hunt, continues.
Source: Courts News Ireland
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