The HSE has issued an apology to the parents of Sligo man Jimmy Loughlin who killed by a man with a severe psychiatric condition who burst into his house.
The 20 year old was killed after a stranger attacked him in his home in Sligo in February 2018.
In the High Court today, the HSE Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services acknowledged “shortcomings” in the care of the assailant of Sligo man Jimmy Loughlin.
Mr Loughlin died in his rented home at Connolly Street, Sligo, on February 24th, 2018, when the stranger, Richard McLaughlin, attacked him with a crowbar.
Mr McLaughlin’s trial in 2019 heard he had not taken his medication for several days and was suffering from delusions.
He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and was committed to the Central Mental Hospital.
Today, the family settled their action against the HSE. The details of the settlement were not disclosed.
In court, an apology was read on behalf of the HSE Sligo/Leitrim Mental Health Services which stated that it “sincerely and unreservedly” apologised to Mr Loughlin’s parents for the “breaches of duty in the care provided”, which it acknowledged and accepts led to “untold upset, distress and harm” to them and their family.
