By reason of insanity, Deirdre Morley has been found NOT guilty of murdering her three children at the family home at Parson’s Court in Newcastle, Co Dublin.
The 44-year-old nurse was found to be suffering from a severe mental illness when she killed her two sons, Conor and Darragh, and her daughter Carla, last year.
Their father, Andrew McGinley, is from Donegal Town.
This morning, the jurors were reminded of the criteria needed to satisfy the legal threshold for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Deirdre Morley admitted suffocating her two sons, 9yo Conor, 7yo Darragh and her 3yo daughter, Carla, but the jury heard psychiatric evidence of a rapid decline in her mental health that led to a delusional belief that she was a bad mother who needed to take their lives to put them out of their misery.
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BREAKING: Husband of woman who killed their three children says today’s verdict is probably the right verdict
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THE HUSBAND of a 44-year-old woman who this Thursday was found not guilty of murdering her three children by reason of insanity says “today’s verdict is probably the right verdict”.
Deirdre Morley suffocated nine-year-old Conor, seven-year-old Darragh and three-year-old Carla McGinley at their Dublin home on January 24, 2020.
She was suffering from a severe psychotic depressive illness at the time and believed the children had been irreparably damaged by her illness and her parenting.
The jury found Ms Morley not guilty of murder by reason of insanity on all counts.
Morley Found Not Guilty Of Murdering Children By Reason Of Insanity
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By reason of insanity, Deirdre Morley has been found NOT guilty of murdering her three children at the family home at Parson’s Court in Newcastle, Co Dublin.
The 44-year-old nurse was found to be suffering from a severe mental illness when she killed her two sons, Conor and Darragh, and her daughter Carla, last year.
This morning, the jurors were reminded of the criteria needed to satisfy the legal threshold for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Deirdre Morley admitted suffocating her two sons, 9-year-old Conor, 7-year-old Darragh and her 3-year-old daughter, Carla.