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Dr Ronan Mullaney told prosecution counsel Ronan Kennedy SC that when Sean Murphy stabbed Michael Olohan to death, Mr Murphy was "acutely psychotic"

The murder trial of James Kilroy, who admits killing his wife Valerie at their rural Co Mayo home, has collapsed for a second time at the Central Criminal Court as a key defence witness, who was in the process of giving his testimony, is now unavailable to give evidence.

Dr Ronan Mullaney told prosecution counsel Ronan Kennedy SC that when Sean Murphy stabbed Michael Olohan to death, Mr Murphy was "acutely psychotic"

The trial has been sitting since November 8th and has heard nearly two weeks of evidence since opening at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

The trial has been sitting since November 8th and has heard nearly two weeks of evidence since opening at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

The trial has been sitting since November 8th and has heard nearly two weeks of evidence since opening at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

The trial has been sitting since November 8th and has heard nearly two weeks of evidence since opening at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

Dr Ronan Mullaney told prosecution counsel Ronan Kennedy SC that when Sean Murphy stabbed Michael Olohan to death, Mr Murphy was "acutely psychotic"

The trial has been sitting since November 8th and has heard nearly two weeks of evidence since opening at the Criminal Courts of Justice.

A man who was suffering from a severe case of obsessive compulsive disorder killed his housemate because he believed if he did not do so he would spend an eternity in hell, a consultant psychiatrist has told the Central Criminal Court.