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New Documentary Examines Eriksson Twins’ Shared Psychosis and Deadly M6 Incident

It brings together unseen BBC Motorway Cops footage with expert analysis of shared psychosis, police procedures, legal responses.

Overview

  • Produced by the teams behind Traffic Cops, Inside The Force and The Crash Investigators, the film is set to air this month.
  • Archival BBC Motorway Cops footage captures Sabina and Ursula Eriksson running into oncoming traffic on the M6 and Ursula’s serious injuries.
  • Interviews with psychiatrists explain folie à deux, the rare shared psychosis that influenced the twins’ delusional behavior.
  • The documentary revisits the killing of Good Samaritan Glenn Hollinshead, who was stabbed after offering Sabina shelter.
  • It explores the legal aftermath, detailing Sabina Eriksson’s manslaughter plea on grounds of diminished responsibility and her five-year sentence.