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Family Seeks Maximum Term in Cork Hospital Manslaughter Case

Sentencing is set for April 17 following the diminished‑responsibility verdict.

Overview

  • The case, which returned to court after Friday's sentencing hearing in Cork, is set for sentencing on April 17.
  • A jury found Dylan Magee, 33, guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility for the 2023 attack that led to 88-year-old Matthew Healy’s death.
  • Evidence said Magee was hallucinating on admission and had used cannabis, claimed heavy benzodiazepine use, and tested positive for morphine.
  • The Probation Service assessed a moderate reoffending risk, and the judge will review two psychiatric reports and the probation report before deciding the term.
  • Matthew Healy’s daughter asked for the maximum sentence and argued that impairment caused by drug withdrawal should not lessen punishment.