By Anna Mehler Paperny and Dori Seeman – Investigative Journalism Bureau
Heather Lafleur sought to convince a trio of strangers she shouldn’t be injected with powerful drugs against her will.
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Magnotta trial: Not criminally responsible myths, debunked
September 30, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Luka Magnotta has said he killed and dismembered Chinese student Jun Lin, but is seeking a designation of NCR – not criminally responsible.
If Magnotta is found not criminally responsible it would mean a mental disorder was behind his actions. Instead of going to prison, he would go to a forensic hospital where he’s kept and treated for however long it takes until the illness is abated and he’s no longer a danger to the public (or himself).
Magnotta diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, 2005 doctor’s letter reveals
Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
TORONTO – Luka Rocco Magnotta has had paranoid schizophrenia for at least 13 years, was treated as an inpatient and outpatient at multiple hospitals and was known to have problems taking his medication, according to a doctor’s letter submitted by Magnotta’s lawyer almost eight years ago.
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