"Ross O'Rourke (31) stabbed his 'friendly and soft-hearted' father 18 times during a psychotic episode Jury finds him not guilty of murder by reason of insanity The judge expressed sympathy for the deceased's family who, he said, have 'suffered a tremendous loss' A man who stabbed his "friendly and soft-hearted" father 18 times during a psychotic episode has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity by a jury at the Central Criminal Court."
"A man who stabbed his "friendly and soft-hearted" father 18 times during a psychotic episode has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity by a jury at the Central Criminal Court. Ross O'Rourke (31), with a previous address in Tullow, Carlow had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his father, Stefan Nivelle Posschier (65) at the deceased's home in Kinnegad, Co Westmeath between October 24 and 25, 2022."
Ross O'Rourke, 31, stabbed his father, Stefan Nivelle Posschier, 18 times during a psychotic episode at the father's home in Kinnegad, County Westmeath between October 24 and 25, 2022. A jury at the Central Criminal Court returned a verdict of not guilty of murder by reason of insanity. O'Rourke had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The victim was 65 and the defendant formerly lived in Tullow, County Carlow. The judge expressed sympathy for the deceased's family, saying they had "suffered a tremendous loss." The verdict indicates the jury accepted that O'Rourke was legally insane at the time of the killing.
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