Henry McGowan, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father John by reason of insanity. Photograph: ABC7 Eyewitness News
A US national described “in detail” how he strangled his 66-year-old father with his bare hands and told him he would “always love him as he had his last breath”, just hours after arriving at a Midlands resort, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.
Opening the trial of Henry McGowan, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father by reason of insanity, the prosecuting barrister also said despite being notified by the UK’s Metropolitan Policethe accused was travelling to Ireland and there was some concern for his welfare, gardaí failed to locate him at Dublin Airport.
The jury also heard the accused was under the delusionthe person he was killing was not his father but “an impostor”.
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