A psychiatric assessment has been ordered for a 45-year-old man accused of killing his elderly father.
On June 12th, 75-year-old Peter Banfield was found dead in the kitchen of his home at Flanagin Town.
Christopher Banfield was held and appeared before Master Whitney Franklin in North Court ‘C’ yesterday. The assessment will be done at the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital, with the matter to next be heard on July 8th 2025.