The family of a woman whose partner stabbed her 13 times, struck her with a Himalayan salt lamp and then left her on her own without calling for medical help, have said that they are “haunted” by what she must have gone through in the final minutes of her life.
In March of this year, Sean Egan (39) was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility of Sharon Crean (35) on December 14th, 2022 at College Avenue in Mountmellick, Co Laois.
The jury at the trial in Cork were told that that both the State and defence psychiatrists agreed that Egan of Lios na Slí, Portarlington, Co Laois had been suffering from a mental disorder at the time of the offence. It was however determined that the qualified electrician was still able to know the nature and the quality of the act involved.
In psychiatric reports, Egan was variously described as being “impervious to reason”, “psychotic at time of interview” and suffering a “psychotic disorder with potential diagnosis of schizophrenia”. However, both sides agreed that a verdict of not guilty by virtue of insanity was not applicable in the case.
Victim impact statements from several family members were read in to the record at a sentencing hearing at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork on Friday.
