article_snippet: but it was argued on Mr Steels behalf that Mr Steels was not guilty of murder because Mr Steels was suffering an abnormality of Mr Steels mental functioning at the time.
article_snippet: The court heard that on the evening before a brutal attack, Mr Steels, of Burncroft Avenue, Enfield, had been drinking at home and had later gone out.
article_snippet: Mr Steels, originally from Co Sligo in Ireland, was discovered by police lying on a footpath with the brick lying next to Tesco worker Lindo .
article_snippet: Mr Steels, originally from Co Sligo in IrelandCo Sligo in IrelandIreland, was discovered by police lying on a footpath with the brick lying next to his headprosecutor Anthony Orchard QC .
article_snippet: A post-mortem examination found Mr Steels died from severe blunt force trauma to the head which could have been caused by the brick.