Man who attempted to murder his mother not guilty due to insanity 27 Apr, 2021 04:35 AM 4 minutes to read The decision was made in the High Court at Wellington last week. Photo / File A Lower Hutt man who stabbed his mother multiple times in the face and neck as she begged him to stop has been found not guilty by way of insanity. Godfrey Okot only stopped stabbing his mother when a neighbour started hitting him with a baseball bat, according to facts provided to the High Court at Wellington. In a decision released to the Herald, Justice Jan-Marie Doogue said Okot went into his mother's bedroom about 9pm on April 10 last year holding a kitchen knife with a 16cm blade.