Julian Cuddihy committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin

A Donegal man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who attacked his parents with an axe has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin.
Julian Cuddihy (43) was accused of murdering his mother Kathleen (73) and father James (77) at their family home in Churchtown, Carndonagh, Co Donegal on 22 October 2014.
The Jounral.ie reports that earlier this month, he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and a jury delivered a unanimous verdict after less than an hour of deliberation at the Central Criminal Court.
Julian Cuddihy, who believed that by killing his parents he was sending them to heaven, was today committed to the Central Mental Hospital (CMH) in Dundrum for inpatient care.
Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan ordered his committal on foot of a report by Dr Sally Lenihan, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist based at the CMH in Dublin.