{"id":33534,"date":"2013-03-26T10:53:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T14:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=33534"},"modified":"2013-04-10T22:39:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T02:39:31","slug":"accused-blames-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/03\/accused-blames-depression","title":{"rendered":"Accused Murderer Blames Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Murrio Ducille, the attorney representing accused murderer Prince Hepburn, told the court that his client had a “temporary psychotic break” which prompted him to brutally murder charity worker Nellie Mae Brown-Cox in 2011 with a machete.<\/p>\n

Written on the machete were the words, “This Is What Cheaters Get”.<\/p>\n

Ducille also claims that Hepburn’s “irrational” thinking caused him to attempt suicide shortly after committing the murder.<\/p>\n

According to testimonies, Hepburn and Brown-Cox were involved in an extra-marital affair, which eventually turned sour when Hepburn accused Brown-Cox of cheating on him.<\/p>\n

In April 2011, Brown-Cox was found dead from multiple stab wounds in the kitchen of an apartment on Bougainvillea Blvd., South Beach, The Bahamas.<\/p>\n

Despite the surplus of evidence and a clear motive to kill, Ducille maintains that his client cannot accept responsibility for the murder because he was not in the proper frame of mind.<\/p>\n

Wow. Really?<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Neville, a psychiatrist for the past thirty years, testified that Hepburn knew his actions were wrong, but his “depression” left him with “diminished responsibility”.<\/p>\n

Neville examined Hepburn on two occasions while he was incarcerated at Her Majesty’s Prisons.<\/p>\n

“I think he was aware of what he was doing and that it was wrong,” Dr. Neville said. “But I’m not sure he was aware of the consequences.”<\/p>\n

Closing arguments for the defense are slated for later today.<\/p>\n

Hepburn told the court he will not be taking the stand in his own defense.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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