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Court Considers Lifting Name Suppression for Double-Killer Twice

The appeal challenges name suppression after a man, twice found not guilty by reason of insanity for killings 20 years apart, highlighting concerns over mental health system failures.

Summary by Otago Daily Times
The Court of Appeal is considering whether a man who has twice been found insane after killing two people more than 20 years apart can be named.

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Court considers lifting name suppression for double-killer twice

The Court of Appeal is considering whether a man who has twice been found insane after killing two people more than 20 years apart can be named.

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Court of Appeal considers lifting name suppression for double-killer twice ruled insane

The man was recently found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity for a second time after killing someone he believed was possessed.

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