"Tonantzyn Oris Beltran, 30, went on trial last fall in Marin County Superior Court for fatally stabbing Olivia Beltran. Last month a jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity. Following the verdict, Judge Geoffrey Howard said he planned to have the defendant placed in custody at a state hospital. He issued his order on Wednesday. Hopefully she will receive the mental health treatment that she should've received a long time ago, said Beltran's attorney, Jon Rankin."
"The homicide happened in 2024 at the victim's apartment on Cresta Way in northern San Rafael. Police found Beltran holding a knife and standing next to her mortally wounded mother. The defendant had streamed the attack live on Facebook. The Marin County District Attorney's Office charged her with murder. Beltran's family pressed for an insanity finding. During Beltran's four-week trial, the defense outlined her long history of mental illness that included multiple hospitalizations and diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder."
Tonantzyn Oris Beltran, 30, was ordered confined indefinitely at a state hospital after a jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity for fatally stabbing her mother. The killing occurred in 2024 at the victim's apartment on Cresta Way in northern San Rafael, with police finding Beltran holding a knife and standing next to her mortally wounded mother. The defendant streamed the attack live on Facebook and faced a murder charge from the Marin County District Attorney's Office. The defense presented a long history of mental illness, including multiple hospitalizations and diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Jurors concluded her mental illness rendered her incapable of knowing the attack was wrong. The victim was a 55-year-old community activist.
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