St Patrickâs Mental Health Services, which had treated Deirdre Morley before she killed her three children, has echoed the familyâs calls an investigation into her treatment.
It is âimperativeâ an investigation is carried out to determine if anything could have been done to prevent the childrenâs deaths and to stop anything similar happening again, it said.
Ms Morley (44) was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Thursday of suffocating Conor (9), Darragh (3) and Carla McGinley at the family home in Newcastle, Co Dublin on January 24th, 2020.
Following the verdict, her husband Andrew McGinley called for an âinclusive investigation into Deirdreâs diagnosis, treatment and medication prior to this tragedyâ.
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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.