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Former Beauty and the Geek Contestant Charged with Partner’s Murder in South Australia

The case returns to court in December with forensic investigators continuing to sift evidence from a challenging Port Lincoln crime scene.

Germany Considers Mental Health Reforms After Hamburg Attack

Jennifer Aniston Stalker Deemed Incompetent for Trial, Second Evaluation Ordered

Quebec Man Found Not Criminally Responsible for Fatal Stabbings in Vaudreuil

Michael Adenyi Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Calgary Stabbing

Vancouver Mourns Festival Tragedy as Suspect Faces Psychiatric Evaluation

Families Deliver Emotional Statements in Quebec Daycare Crash Case as Prosecutors Seek High-Risk Designation

Michael Adenyi's Mental Disorder Defense Reaches Closing Arguments in Calgary Murder Trial

Mental Health Experts Deem Peter Zisopoulos Unfit for Trial in FDNY-EMS Captain's Killing

Psychiatrist Highlights Psychotic Symptoms in Calgary Murder Trial

Reims Court Declares Nurse's Killer 'Penally Irresponsible'

Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Fatally Stabbing Partner in Krefeld

Court Awaits Mental Health Report on Ex-RPF Constable in Train Shooting Case

Judge Approves Release of 'Slender Man' Attacker Morgan Geyser from Psychiatric Facility

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

Connecticut Man Who Killed and Ate Victim Granted Conditional Release from Psychiatric Hospital

Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Killing Wife in Drug-Induced Psychosis

Bavaria Considers Stricter Laws for Psychiatric Treatment After Aschaffenburg Attack

NSW Mental Health System Faces Crisis as Over 200 Psychiatrists Resign

Mother Found Guilty of Killing Son Sentenced to Indefinite Hospital Order