Murder Charges Dismissed for Louisville Woman

ronn submitted this story about a woman who stabbed her two year-old son about 30 times with a butcher knife, killing him. However, the murder charges have been dropped after four psychiatrists found the woman to be mentally ill, with a rare disorder called Addison’s disease. I did some searches on the internet for Addison's web sites and found that while depression can be one of the symptoms of the disease, it is not generally considered to be the cause of severe mental problems. The woman was sentenced to "up to" 360 days in a mental health program.

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