A jury in New York City accepted an insanity defense claiming the man was so psychologically disturbed he didn’t know what he was doing.
of people in Times Square in 2017, killing a young tourist and maiming helpless pedestrians, was cleared of responsibility Wednesday because of mental illness.claiming Richard Rojas was so psychologically disturbed he didn’t know what he was doing.
The jury was instructed that if it found prosecutors had proven elements of murder and assault charges, it also had to decide whether or not Rojas “lacked responsibility by reason of mental disease or defect.” On the defense side, family members testified how Rojas descended into paranoia after he was kicked out of the Navy in 2014.
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