Psychotic Episode Led to Fatal Attack

0:00On March 10th, here's the latest out of Lester. A defense expert testified that Chukumeka Ahanonu was in the middle of a psychotic episode when he fatally attacked 56-year-old Nila Patel. Outside Lester Royal Infirmary last summer. The incident happened right after Ahanonu crashed his BMW on Aelstone Road, leading him to grab an assault stranger, causing severe brain. Injuries from punches and stomps to her head. Here this week, the expert reviewed body cam footage from a security guard who restrained Ahanonu after the attack. The video showed him moving his lips and responding as if hearing voices, which pointed to psychosis rather than just heavy cannabis use. Tests revealed he was four times over the drug-driving limit that day. Prosecutors have stressed that Ahanonu chose to use cannabis beforehand, but the doctor argued the psychosis made his actions involuntary. He ruled out faking, noting the behavior when beyond typical intoxication symptoms like

1:00poor judgment or anxiety. In interviews, the expert diagnosed Ahanonu with schizophrenia and a cannabis-induced psychotic disorder from years of use. He said hallucinations and delusions were clear signs of mental abnormality, not standard drug effects. Ahanonu has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, dealing cannabis, dangerous driving, and biting an officer during arrest. He denies murder based on diminished responsibility, and the trial is ongoing while he waits for a bed in a secure hospital in Rotherham. The Daily News Now is grateful to our sponsor for today's episode. Some chase peace. I put my head in it, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com SoliPillow.com