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Mother charged with murder of three children has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

Jury resumes deliberations on Deirdre Morley who is accused of murdering her three children Deirdre Morley (44)  20 May, 2021 13:25 The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her three children has resumed its deliberations. Deirdre Morley (44) is accused of murdering sons Conor McGinley, nine, and Darragh McGinley, seven, and daughter Carla McGinley, three, by smothering them on at their home on January 24 last year. The bodies were discovered by the...

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The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her three children has resumed its deliberations. Deirdre Morley, 44, is accused of murdering sons Conor McGinley, nine, and Darragh McGinley, seven, and daughter Carla McGinley, three, by smothering them on 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 pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, a view supported by two consultan...

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 Andre...

); The jury are currently deliberating. By Eoin Reynolds & Alison ORiordan Thursday 20 May 2021, 11:55 AM 3 hours ago 20,063 Views 0 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Aitormmfoto Image: Shutterstock/Aitormmfoto THE JURY IN the trial of Deirdre Morley, who is accused of murdering her three children, has been told they may return a majority verdict ...

Jury accepted evidence of psychiatrists that nurse was suffering from mental disorder

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” sympt...

Jury accepted evidence of psychiatrists that nurse was suffering from mental disorder

Nurses mental health issues crystallised into something darker due to anxieties over motherhood