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Mullingar man who attacked vulnerable brother with hammer committed to Central Mental Hospital

Mullingar man who attacked vulnerable brother with hammer committed to Central Mental Hospital

Fri, 24 Apr, 2026

A Central Criminal Court judge made the order on Friday, over a week after a jury in the trial of Gary O'Shaughnessy returned their verdict of not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.

'Terrible shroud of sadness': Mentally ill man found not guilty of trying to murder brother

'Terrible shroud of sadness': Mentally ill man found not guilty of trying to murder brother

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026

After they had delivered their decision, Judge Tony Hunt thanked the panel for their "prompt verdict", noting there was no reason for a jury to "pretend to deliberate on things when there is nothing to deliberate on".

Man (39) told gardaí he tried to kill brother with hammer and by slitting his neck

Man (39) told gardaí he tried to kill brother with hammer and by slitting his neck

Tue, 14 Apr, 2026

Gary O'Shaughnessy, with an address in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, is charged with the attempted murder of his brother Mark O'Shaughnessy (42) at the same address in May 2024.