Accused admits strangling girlfriend

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…