'I killed who I thought was not my father' - man described strangling his father hour after arriving at five-star Ballyfin, court hears

"A US national described "in detail" how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands, putting a "full fist into his throat", just over an hour after arriving at a five-star midlands resort, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard."

"Opening the trial of Henry McGowan, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father by reason of insanity, the prosecuting barrister also said that, despite being notified by the UK's metropolitan police that the accused was travelling to Ireland and there was some concern for his welfare, gardaí failed to locate him at Dublin airport."

A US national described how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands, saying he put a "full fist into his throat". The strangling occurred just over an hour after the accused arrived at a five-star midlands resort. The accused, named Henry McGowan, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father by reason of insanity. Prosecutors told the Central Criminal Court that the UK's metropolitan police had notified Gardaí of McGowan's travel to Ireland and concerns for his welfare, yet Gardaí did not locate him at Dublin Airport.

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