James Kilroy (50), has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering occupational therapist Ms Valerie French Kilroy (41) at their rural home at Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, between June 13, 2019 and June 14, 2019.
A murder accused husband told a consultant psychiatrist who assessed him prior to his wife's body being found that he "was on a mission from God to kill" her and had no choice.
Gardai were dispatched to the accused's home at Kilbree Lower at 3pm on June 14, where they discovered the body of Ms French Kilroy in a green campervan parked facing a wall in a shed. Dr Shortt told a psychiatrist that in her opinion, the accused was suffering from an acute psychotic episode. Mr Kilroy told Dr Curtis that he had become more religious as of late. Asked what he meant by this, the accused said he was on a mission from God to kill his wife. When asked by the doctor whether he had to fulfil the mission, the accused said he did not question God's commands. He told the psychiatrist he did not remember whether he had carried out the command.
Asked whether he had been treated for anxiety by any medication, the accused said he was prescribed the antipsychotic medication Risperidone in 2001 by Navan Mental Health Services. The witness said he wasn't able to say how long he stayed on it or why he had stopped using the medication. He also said he had used ecstasy in 1994.
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