Deirdre Morley found not guilty of murdering her three children by reason of insanity
Deirdre Morley (44)
20 May, 2021 16:44
A woman accused of murdering her three children has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Deirdre Morley (44) was accused of murdering sons Conor McGinley, nine, and Darragh McGinley, seven, and daughter Carla McGinley, three, by smothering them at their home on January 24 last year.
The bodies were discovered by their father Andrew McGinley at their home in Parson’s Court, Newcastle, Co Dublin.
Morley admitted smothering her children but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, a view supported by two consultant psychiatrists, one for the defence and one for the prosecution.