A 64-year old man who killed his wife in a hammer attack in their Four Winds home in Belfast will be sentenced for her manslaughter in July.
At 4.51pm on the day in question Gary Baird - a former BBC security guard - called 999 and said ‘I’ve just murdered my wife’. They then discovered Mrs Baird who was lying slumped on a sofa in a small room off the kitchen. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Baird was arrested and when asked about his head wound, he told officers ‘I did this to myself’.
However, as the murder trial was due to enter its second week, a legal issue arose which was dealt with in the absence of the jury. Baird was then asked to stand and after confirming his identity to a court clerk, he was charged that on August 16, 2020 he murdered his wife Susan Baird. When asked how he pleaded, Baird replied “not guilty to murder, guilty to manslaughter by way of diminished responsibility”.
The Judge directed that a Pre-Sentence Report be compiled and said the Probation Service should be provided with all the relevant psychiatric evidence regarding Baird. It was also confirmed that Baird does not have a criminal record but the Judge said the issue of dangerousness was “at play”.
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