Judge to determine woman's sanity in stabbing death of boy, 5

Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2008-12-03 05:55

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'Lawyers in a Newark courtroom yesterday sparred over whether an Irvington woman was legally insane two years ago when she killed her 5-year-old nephew by stabbing him 57 times with a kitchen knife.

Public Defender Sterling Kinsale insisted Jasmin Collins, 42, was insane, saying she's had a "schizoaffective disorder" for years, one that's been documented in a number of hospitalizations and can trigger violent behavior when it's not controlled.

Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Romesh Sukhdeo acknowledged Collins has a problem but maintained she knew what she was doing when she knifed Meshach Collins to death in her home on Nov. 19, 2006, and was aware she was doing something wrong.'

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If this was documented before the fact, she knew she could be violent. What steps should she have been taking (medicine, self admit to a psych hospital) to make sure she didn't get violent. SHE was responsible even if she was afflicted at the time of the murder. SHE had the knoweledge that it could happen and SHE had the method to prevent it. SHE IS GUILTY OF MURDER.
Let Equality flourish, the chips fall where they may.

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Submitted by tonysprout on Wed, 2008-12-03 16:56