The psychiatric expert diagnosed the accused with paranoid schizophrenia. The young man is in the early execution of measures. In his interview, he stated that the treatment and medication were very helpful in getting the disease under control. Today he feels healthy.
His defense attorney requested a change to a measure for young adults. In addition, a new psychiatric report and a new traffic and accident analysis report must be prepared. The existing reports are insufficient. The court wants to decide on the applications after the evidence has been taken.
According to the indictment, the Swiss driver hit a police officer in a stolen car in Winterthur in October 2019 and critically injured her. A second narrowly escaped the collision. In March 2022, the Winterthur district court sentenced the man to 16 years and three months in prison for multiple attempted murders and ordered inpatient treatment.
2023-10-26 08:31:46
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