A park ranger known as James Kilroy has been convicted of murdering his wife through unanimous decision of the jury, despite his assertion that he was mentally unstable during the incident. Kilroy had assaulted, stabbed, and strangled his wife to death. His claim that he was mentally incapacitated due to impacted by cannabis-induced psychosis or a temporary and serious psychotic disorder was disregarded by the twelve citizens at the Central Criminal Court who deliberated for two hours.
The family of the victim, Valerie French Kilroy, who were present at each day of the three trials, wept and expressed gratitude to the jury following the disclosure of the verdict. The first two trials had ended inconclusively because of unexpected issues surfacing during the evidence presentation stage. Kilroy faces a life sentence on the next Monday, and Valerie’s family members will be invited to speak in court.
Prior to the lethal assault, Ms Kilroy was having a pleasant time with her companions. Once she got home, Kilroy attacked her with a knife, beating and strangling her. Physical evidence suggested a struggle and the use of a ligature during the unwarranted attack. Kilroy was discovered several hours post attack, wandering unclothed in an adjacent field.
He conveyed to the police and psychiatric professionals about various delusions, inclusive about his fears that his spouse had joined forces with Donald Trump’s security to apprehend, torture and assassinate him. Furthermore, there was proof provided about Kilroy’s habitual consumption of cannabis and a previous psychotic episode in 2001 which was triggered by drug use.
Kilroy, aged 51, was proven to have killed his wife in their residence located in Kilbree Lower, Westport, Co Mayo, in the period between June 13th and 14th, 2019. More details on this case are to be reported soon.