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Carlie Richards Found Not Guilty of Fatal Port River Expressway Crash on Grounds of Mental Incompetence

The judge ruled that a relapse of schizoaffective disorder left Richards suffering paranoid delusions at the time of the November 2022 collision.

Key Evidence Gaps Highlighted in Karen Read Retrial Testimony

Alan Jones Case Adjourned as Defense Highlights Contradictory Witness Statements

Two Men Convicted of Cassius Turvey’s Murder, Third Found Guilty of Manslaughter

Michael Adenyi Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Calgary Stabbing

Jury Begins Deliberations in Calgary Murder Trial, Starting with NCR Defence

Psychiatrist Highlights Psychotic Symptoms in Calgary Murder Trial

Karen Read Retrial Advances as Jury Selection Nears Completion

Plastic Surgeon Convicted of Attempted Murder in Premeditated Attack on Colleague

Mother Pleads Guilty to 1998 Killing of Newborn Found in Warrington Woodland

Teenager on Trial for Stabbing Croydon Schoolgirl Elianne Andam

Man on Trial for Skye Murder and Multiple Attempted Murders Cites 'Moment of Madness'

Dylan Thomas's Mental Health Central to Christmas Eve Killing Trial

Heir to $292M Fortune on Trial for Christmas Eve Murder

Court Considers Mental Health Defense in Paramedic's Fatal Stabbing

Michigan Bans Use of 'Gay and Trans Panic' Defense in Criminal Trials

Greenpeace Activists Plead Not Guilty to Damaging PM Sunak's Home

Court of Appeal Rules Against Climate Protesters in Landmark Decision