Overview
- Dylan Magee, sentenced Friday, received 13 years in prison with the final year suspended.
- A jury in December found him guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility after hearing evidence of acute delirium and substance use.
- The killing occurred in January 2023 on a shared ward at Mercy University Hospital, where Magee punched 88-year-old Matthew Healy more than 20 times while hallucinating.
- Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford said it was unwise to place Magee on a general ward even with a care assistant given his condition.
- The official sentence is 13 years with one year suspended, though at least one news outlet reported a 12-year term.