'Just and humane society' seeks not to punish those who are unwell, defence reminds murder trial jury

A 39-year-old man from Gweedore in County Donegal was found not guilty of murdering his grandfather by reason of insanity following a jury verdict at the Central Criminal Court on 27 March. Derek Mulligan had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the killing of Derek Burns, aged 78, at Carrickcoyle on 19 December 2023. The jury, deliberating for over two hours, returned majority verdicts on all five counts…