Man who admits killing but denies murdering relative with submachine gun was not suffering from mental disorder, court told

"A man who admits killing but denies murdering a relative when he opened fire on him with a submachine gun in his front garden was not suffering from a mental disorder and instead meets the criteria for cocaine intoxication, a prosecution barrister has told a trial."

"The 12 jurors were also told by the State today that they would hear evidence about the accused man and the victim being engaged "in drug-related activity"."

A man admitted killing a relative but denied murder after shooting him with a submachine gun in the relative's front garden. A prosecution barrister told the trial that the man was not suffering from a mental disorder and instead met the criteria for cocaine intoxication at the time of the shooting. Twelve jurors were informed that they would hear evidence that both the accused and the victim had been engaged in drug-related activity. The prosecution framed the man's state as intoxication rather than mental illness as part of its case.

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