Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry - Northern Deanery
Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry - Northern Deanery
Introduction to Forensic Psychiatry - Northern Deanery
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Insanity• Daniel McNaugh<strong>to</strong>n– Scottish wood turner who assassinated Englishcivil servant, PM private secretary, EdwardDrummond in 1843– ‘The Tories in my native city have compelledme <strong>to</strong> do this. They follow, persecute mewherever I go, and have entirely destroyed mypeace of mind... It can be proved by evidence.That is all I have <strong>to</strong> say’.– He was found not guilty on the grounds ofinsanity.• At the time of the committing of the act, theparty accused was labouring under such adefect of reason, from a disease of the mind,as not <strong>to</strong> know the nature and quality of theact he was doing; or, if he did know it, that hedid not know he was doing what was wrongPratish Thakkar
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