Australia: Mother killed two year-old son to 'expel evil spirit', found not guilty

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'An Adelaide woman killed her two-year-old son by standing on his mouth and chest because she believed he had been taken over by an evil spirit, a court has heard.

Rachael Cherie Hadley, 23, was found not guilty in the South Australian Supreme Court on Friday of murdering the boy, with Justice Kevin Duggan finding her mentally incompetent at the time.

Duke Hadley died from asphyxiation with Justice Duggan saying his mother believed she was saving him, rather than hurting him.
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"She believed she was expelling an evil spirit from him and that she expected him to recover," the judge said in summarising two medical reports.'

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This is a fucking outrage!

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