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05/07/2012
Suspended Sentence For Man Who Attacked Priest
A man who attacked a priest because “bad spirits” told him to has been given a suspended sentence.
56-year-old Liam Farrell attacked the priest in his church with a chalice before trying to gouge out the eyes of a sacristan.
He also attacked a man who was sitting with his wife outside the church.
The court heard Farrell was suffering from a temporary psychiatric illness brought on by a drug used to treat Hepatitis C. He later told gardaí that after taking the drug, Interferon, he began experiencing manic depressive episodes and made two suicide attempts.
Defence counsel Niall Nolan told the court that the expert view was that Interferon was a trigger for Farrell’s condition.
Judge Martin Nolan said he accepted Farrell was suffering from a psychiatric illness at the time but warned him he will go to prison if he continues to misbehave. The judge imposed a three-year sentence suspended in full on strict conditions.
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56-year-old Liam Farrell attacked the priest in his church with a chalice before trying to gouge out the eyes of a sacristan.
He also attacked a man who was sitting with his wife outside the church.
The court heard Farrell was suffering from a temporary psychiatric illness brought on by a drug used to treat Hepatitis C. He later told gardaí that after taking the drug, Interferon, he began experiencing manic depressive episodes and made two suicide attempts.
Defence counsel Niall Nolan told the court that the expert view was that Interferon was a trigger for Farrell’s condition.
Judge Martin Nolan said he accepted Farrell was suffering from a psychiatric illness at the time but warned him he will go to prison if he continues to misbehave. The judge imposed a three-year sentence suspended in full on strict conditions.
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