Davis has admitted carrying out the killing and the jury at Exeter Crown Court have been told their task is decide whether he was suffering from such a severe abnormality of the mind at the time that his responsibility was diminished. They tried to alert police to his threats but used the non-emergency 101 number, where their call was put on hold for two hours before it was cut off.
- Davis, aged 31, of Exeter Road, Exmouth, denies murder but the jury have been told he has admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
- They tried to alert police to his threats but used the non-emergency 101 number, where their call was put on hold for two hours before it was cut off.
- Davis has admitted carrying out the killing and the jury at Exeter Crown Court have been told their task is decide whether he was suffering from such a severe abnormality of the mind at the time that his responsibility was diminished.
- Consultant psychiatrist Dr John Sandford, who saw Davis on behalf of the prosecution, said he had two video conferences with him while he was on remand at Exeter Prison and concluded he was not psychotic at the time of the killing.
- A consultant psychiatrist called by the defence told the court last week that Davis had a psychotic illness called schizo-affective disorder which combined features of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
- He said notes from a previous admission to a mental hospital in 2021 showed Davis had been diagnosed with having two personality disorders and discharged as a malingerer who was inventing or exaggerating his symptoms.
- An Exmouth man who stabbed a grandmother to death may have been feigning symptoms of mental illness, a murder trial jury has been told.
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- A psychiatrist called by the prosecution has said Cameron Davis was not suffering from a severe psychotic illness and knew what he was doing when he carried out the attack in a country park in Exeter.
- He said notes from a previous admission to a mental hospital in 2021 showed Davis had been diagnosed with having two personality disorders and discharged as a malingerer who was inventing or exaggerating his symptoms.
- They tried to alert police to his threats but used the non-emergency 101 number, where their call was put on hold for two hours before it was cut off.
- An Exmouth man who stabbed a grandmother to death may have been feigning symptoms of mental illness, a murder trial jury has been told.
- Davis, aged 31, of Exeter Road, Exmouth, denies murder but the jury have been told he has admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.
- Consultant psychiatrist Dr John Sandford, who saw Davis on behalf of the prosecution, said he had two video conferences with him while he was on remand at Exeter Prison and concluded he was not psychotic at the time of the killing.
- A consultant psychiatrist called by the defence told the court last week that Davis had a psychotic illness called schizo-affective disorder which combined features of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
A consultant psychiatrist called by the defence told the court last week that Davis had a psychotic Kaasino games illness called schizo-affective disorder which combined features of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Davis, aged 31, of Exeter Road, Exmouth, denies murder but the jury have been told he has admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. An Exmouth man who stabbed a grandmother to death may have been feigning symptoms of mental illness, a murder trial jury has been told. A psychiatrist called by the prosecution has said Cameron Davis was not suffering from a severe psychotic illness and knew what he was doing when he carried out the attack in a country park in Exeter. He said notes from a previous admission to a mental hospital in 2021 showed Davis had been diagnosed with having two personality disorders and discharged as a malingerer who was inventing or exaggerating his symptoms. Consultant psychiatrist Dr John Sandford, who saw Davis on behalf of the prosecution, said he had two video conferences with him while he was on remand at Exeter Prison and concluded he was not psychotic at the time of the killing.
