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[quote=Anonymous]I know someone who killed a family member due to mental illness. He had had a mental illness for awhile and had been in treatment but unbeknownst to his family he had stopped taking his medication. He had never been violent or aggressive, even at his sickest. They spent a weekend all together and everyone thought he was doing great. He seemed to be well. Then he just suddenly picked up a knife and killed the family member he was talking to at that point with one stab. The family member was the person he was closest to and who supported him the most, and who he got on the best with. He put the knife down and just walked out of the house. When family went to see him in jail he had no idea why he was there. He told them that he had been told he killed B but that made no sense to him as he loved B and would never hurt her and there was no way he killed her. She was his best friend. When family told him it was true he went into shock and didn't really speak or move for weeks. They had to transfer him to a hospital.

His lawyers tried to use the insanity defense but failed and was he was sentenced to life in prison. It definitely isn't an easy defense to use. [/quote]

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