‘Terrible shroud of sadness’: jury finds mentally ill man not guilty of trying to murder brother

‘Terrible shroud of sadness’: jury finds mentally ill man not guilty of trying to murder brother

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A jury has taken just 32 minutes to find a Mullingar man, who attacked his vulnerable and partially blind brother with a hammer and knife in an attempt to "drain" him of his blood, not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.