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.
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.
Tipperary Mid West Radio
The jury in the Deirdre Morley trial has retired last night after failing to reach a verdict.
It is understood the jury members have sought clarity on a number of issues. Deliberations will continue today. Ms Morley is accused of murdering her children – the court heard that she met the threshold of insanity as her defence. The court heard that she had experienced deteriorating mental health in the years before the tragedy, with “severe” symptoms reported in the preceding months.
Deirdre Morley has pleaded not guilty to murdering her three young children at their family home in Dublin over a year ago by reason of insanity. Her three young children, Conor McGinley, 9, Darragh McGinley, 7, and Carla McGinley, 3, were killed at their home in Parson’s Court, Newcastle, Co Dublin, on January 24 last year.
Andrew McGinley calls for HSE investigation into diagnosis, treatment and medication of his wife By Hazel Nolan via McGinley family The husband of Deirdre Morley says he needs the HSE to help him understand why his wife suffocated their three children.
The 44-year-old nurse was suffering from a severe mental illness when she killed her two young sons and daughter at their home in Parson’s Court in Newcastle last year.
She s been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity.
Her husband, Andrew, has issued this statement: Today’s verdict is probably the right verdict. Everyone who knows Deirdre, knows how much she loved our children and how devoted she was to them.