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Reports on the commitment hearing at which Mangan was committed to the Central Mental Hospital for continuing treatment, family statements delivered by his sisters and brother, criticism of HSE Mental Health Services over a three-month medication gap, and the judge's comments on the trial delay.

Adds the family's victim impact statements and criticism of HSE Mental Health Services, the committal of Mangan to the Central Mental Hospital with review every six months, and the trial evidence on the weapons and Mangan's psychiatric history.

Adds the family's statements after the verdict, criticism of HSE mental health services, the trial evidence on Mangan's missed medication and clinic visit, and the committal to the Central Mental Hospital with six-monthly reviews.

Reports the family's statements at the commitment hearing, details of the HSE's role in Mangan's medication, the weapons used, and the judge's commitment of Mangan to Central Mental Hospital with six-monthly reviews.

Reports the jury verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, the psychiatric evidence, the weapons described in court, the committal to the Central Mental Hospital for 13 days, and the directed victim impact statement.

Reports the Central Criminal Court jury verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, the jury's deliberation time, the prosecution expert's disagreement, the 13-day committal to the Central Mental Hospital and the order for a psychiatric assessment.

The jury accepted the defence expert's evidence that Mangan was unable to refrain from the killing due to a severe relapse of schizoaffective disorder. He was committed to the Central Mental Hospital for 13 days with a psychiatric assessment to follow, and victim-impact evidence was directed for the following Friday.

Trial begins; jury of 12 sworn on 9 December 2025; plea of not guilty by reason of insanity recorded; trial expected to last up to six days.

Jury sworn in; Mangan pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity; trial set to begin the following day and expected to last up to six days.

Reports Mangan's first court appearance where he was remanded to Cloverhill Prison after his solicitor requested a psychiatric assessment, and Gardaí's appeal for witnesses from Dublin Bus route 120 and the Spindrift Avenue area.

Reports the initial charging of Austin Mangan at a special sitting of Dublin District Court on 15 January 2023, including details of how he was arrested under the Mental Health Act after acting bizarrely at a bus stop and telling Gardaí he had killed a woman.

Confirms the man has been charged and is due to appear before a special sitting of Dublin District Court. Gardaí appealed to passengers on Dublin Bus route 120 and anyone in the vicinity of Spindrift Avenue between 8:15am and 9:00am. Post-mortem results received but not released for operational reasons.

Adds details on the Garda appeal for passengers on Dublin Bus route 120, the completion of the postmortem, the scene being sealed for forensic examination, the appointment of a senior investigating officer, and a vigil organised for Monday evening in Ashtown.

Gardaí issued a witness appeal targeting Dublin Bus route 120 passengers and anyone in the vicinity of Spindrift Avenue between 8:15am and 9:00am on 13 January 2023. The post-mortem has been completed and the scene remains sealed for forensic examination.

Gardaí appeal to bus passengers for information in an ongoing probe into a woman's death.

Reports the initial discovery of Maud Coffey's body and the arrest of the suspect, including details of his public outburst at a bus stop around 8.20am, his detention under the Mental Health Act, and witness accounts of the incident.

Initial report of the discovery of the woman's body and the arrest of a man in his 50s on suspicion of murder. Post-mortem scheduled for 14 January 2023.

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Initial report of woman found dead in Ashtown apartment; Gardaí suspect multiple stab wounds; man in his 50s assisting inquiries; scene sealed for forensic examination by Garda Technical Bureau; post-mortem to be conducted at Dublin City Mortuary.

First report of the charge; man in his 50s charged over the death of a woman in her 40s whose body was found at Royal Canal Park, Dublin 15.