Donegal man found NOT guilty by reason of insanity
The siblings of a Donegal man who killed their parents during a psychotic episode have warned others about the dangers of not seeking help. Julian Cuddihy, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, attacked them with an axe at the family home in Churchtown, Carndonagh in October 2014. Julian Cuddihy killed his…
Jury in Donegal murder case retires to consider verdict
A jury in the trial of a Donegal man accused of murdering his parents at their family home in Churchtown, Carndonagh has retired to consider a verdict. Julian Cuddihy admits killing James and Kathleen Cuddihy in October 2014, but the court heard he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. In…
Donegal trial hears accused suffers from paranoid schizophrenia
wo forensic psychiatrists have told the trial of a Donegal man accused of murdering his parents that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. Julian Cuddihy has pleaded NOT guilty by reason of insanity to the murder of James and Kathleen Cuddihy at their home at Churchtown in Carndonagh. During an independent…
Man goes on trial for murder of his parents in Donegal
A man has gone on trial for the murder of his parents at their family home in Co. Donegal in 2014. Julian Cuddihy has pleaded NOT guilty by reason of insanity. The bodies of James and Kathleen Cuddidy, who were both in their 70s, were found at their bungalow at…