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Austin Harrouff new court documents

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Austin Harrouff new court documents
Austin Harrouff new court documents

Court documents show that a college student charged with killing a Tequesta couple back in 2016

THAT A COLLEGE STUDENT,CHARGED WITH KILLING ATEQUESTA COUPLE BACK IN 20-16,AND THEN BITING THE FLESH OFONE OF HIS VICTIMS, MAY HAVEBEEN LEGALLY INSANE AT THETIME OF THE CRIME.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5IS IN STUART WTH THE LATEST INTHE CASE OF AUSTIN HARROUFF.< AUSTIN HARROUFF WAS EXAMINEDLAST FALL BY STATE-HIREDPSYCHOLOGIST DR. GREGORYLANDRUM.

IN HIS REPORT, DR.LANDRUM SAYS HARROUFF WASSUFFERING AN“ACUTE PSYCHOTICEPISOD” WHEN JOHN STEVENS ANDMICHELLE MISCHON WERE KILLEDIN THEIR TEQUESTA HOME.

DR.LANDRUM ALSO WROTE THATBECAUSE OF THAT, HARROUFF WAS“UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH RIGHTFROM WRONG” A DRUG SCREENINGDONE BY THE FBI FOUND NOILLICIT DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEMEXCEPT THC.

IN THE REPORT,HARROUFF DETAILED FOR DR.LANDRUM THAT ON THE NIGHTBEFORE THE ATTACKS, HE FELTLIKE HE WAS“HALF DOG AND HALFPERSO”.

THE NIGHT OF THEATTACKS, HARROUFF TOLD DR.LANDRUM HE REMEMBERS HAVING AMACHETE IN HIS HAND ANDSTABBING BEFORE BLACKING OUTAND WAKING UP IN THE HOSPITAL.THE STATEA YEAR AFTER A FORENSICPSYCHIATRIST FOR THE DEFENSETEAM MADE SIMILAR FINDINGS.DR. PHILLIP RESNICK SAIDHARROUFF HAD A SEVERE MENTALDISEASE, NAMELY BIPOLARDISORDER, AND AN ACUTE MANICEPISODE WITH PSYCHOTICFEATURES THE NIGHT OF THEMURDERS.

HARROUFFTEAM PLANS AN INSANITYDEFENSE.

HARROUFF IS BEINGTREATED FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA ATTHE MARTIN COUNTY JAIL.

HEALSO FACES TWO CHARGES OFFIRST DEGREE MURDER, AS WELLAS ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREEMURDER FOR ATTACKING ANOTHERNEIGHBOR WHO TRIED TO HELP.DR. LANDRUM CONCLUDED THAT IFTHE JUDGE DETERMINES HARROUFFMEETS THE DEFINITION FOR LEGALINSANITY, HE SHOULD BECOMMITTED TO A STATE HOSPITAL.(STAND CLOSE : 11“THERE IS ASTATUS HEARING ON THIS CASETOMORROW AFTERNOON.

AS OFRIGHT NOW, THE TRIAL IS STILLSLATED FOR MAY& IN STUART, JSWPTV NC 5”)

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