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Title: Trans woman cleared of ‘sleepwalking’ murder attempt
Post by: stephaniec on August 14, 2015, 07:32:57 AM
Post by: stephaniec on August 14, 2015, 07:32:57 AM
Trans woman cleared of 'sleepwalking' murder attempt
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/08/14/trans-woman-cleared-of-sleepwalking-murder-attempt/
Pink News/by Joe Williams 08/14/2015
"Doe – who has been living as a woman since 2012 – told police she awoke in the early hours in the home she shared with brother Kenneth, 64, and feeling an "overwhelming hatred" for him, reports The Evening Standard.
He suffered three wounds to his skull from the 18-inch metal bar as he lay in bed.
"The defence will point to the conclusion Miss Doe was sleepwalking when she attacked her brother and that sleepwalking and violence was due to the drugs she was taking," said prosecutor Paul Cavin.."
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/08/14/trans-woman-cleared-of-sleepwalking-murder-attempt/
Pink News/by Joe Williams 08/14/2015
"Doe – who has been living as a woman since 2012 – told police she awoke in the early hours in the home she shared with brother Kenneth, 64, and feeling an "overwhelming hatred" for him, reports The Evening Standard.
He suffered three wounds to his skull from the 18-inch metal bar as he lay in bed.
"The defence will point to the conclusion Miss Doe was sleepwalking when she attacked her brother and that sleepwalking and violence was due to the drugs she was taking," said prosecutor Paul Cavin.."