Man who beat neighbour to death with crowbar is committed to CMH

A 32-year-old man from Sligo has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital following a not guilty verdict by reason of insanity for the death of his neighbour. Richard McLaughlin was found not guilty of murdering a 20-year-old man at Connolly Street in Sligo on 24 February 2018. The Central Criminal Court heard that McLaughlin broke into the victim's home and fatally assaulted him with a crowbar whilst…