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A woman who stabbed a total stranger to death during a psychotic episode bears "zero" moral culpability for the killing due to her mental condition, her barrister has told the Central Criminal Court.
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Counsel asks judge for ‘maximum leniency’ when sentencing Ms Anderson (41) due to her ‘very acute mental illness’
The jury heard that a central issue was whether Anderson’s actions when she repeatedly stabbed Gareth Kelly were driven by mental illness or by cannabis intoxication.
The court heard the State accepts Christina Anderson was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the killing…
The court heard the State accepts Christina Anderson was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the killing…