Psychiatric state of man accused of murdering three members of his family ‘central’ to trial

Jurors will hear differing evidence from expert psychiatrists for the prosecution and defence in the trial of a man accused of murdering three members of his family in their Co Louth home last year, the Central Criminal Court was told. Robert O’Connor (32), of Drumgowna, Louth Village, Dundalk, Co Louth, pleaded not guilty of murder by reason of insanity, or guilty of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility to the triple murder of his mother Louise O’Connor (56), his father Mark O’Connor (54) and his younger brother Evan O’Connor (27) at their home in Drumgowna between September 28th and…