Garda murder accused previously had symptoms on 'extreme end' of mental illness, trial hears

Evidence presented at the Central Criminal Court has detailed an extensive psychiatric history for Stephen Silver, the 46-year-old motorbike mechanic from Foxford, County Mayo, who stands accused of the June 2020 murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan at Castlerea, County Roscommon. Dr Brenda Wright, interim clinical director at the Central Mental Hospital, gave testimony describing Silver's diagnosis of bipolar…