The court heard the State accepts Christina Anderson was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the killing

Family say his killer Christina Anderson gave her victim no chance and destroyed their lives.

This morning lawyers in the case revealed that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has spent this week considering a plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter.

The jury has previously heard that an issue in the trial is whether Ms Anderson's actions when she repeatedly stabbed Gareth Kelly as he tried to start his car outside her home were driven by mental illness or by cannabis intoxication

Christina Anderson stabbed a man she did not know to death because she was suffering a relapse of bipolar affective disorder, a psychiatrist has told the Central Criminal Court

Christina Anderson (41) of Brownsbarn Wood, Kingswood, Dublin 24, is charged with murdering Gareth Kelly (39), who died from stab wounds. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

Christina Anderson has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

Defence counsel has previously told the jury that an issue in the trial is whether Ms Anderson's actions were driven by mental illness or cannabis intoxication

Christina Anderson sent messages to friends that were "laden with conspiracy theories"

A neighbour of the accused gave evidence that two days prior to the stabbing, he received a message from Ms Anderson telling him: "Run, your lives are in danger!"

Mother-of-three Christina Anderson (41) of Brownsbarn Wood, Kingswood, Dublin 24, is charged with murdering Gareth Kelly (39)

Mother-of-three Christina Anderson (39) will go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on November 28th this year