Man accused of murdering friend with submachine gun was 'shovelling' cocaine up his nose, trial told

"A father-of-six who admits killing but denies murdering his friend when he opened fire on him with a submachine gun in his front garden was suffering from substance-induced psychotic disorder which would have diminished his capacity to control himself, a psychiatrist told his trial today."

"shovelling big shovels of s*** up his nose"

Christopher Devine, a father of six, admitted causing his friend's death but denied that his actions amounted to murder after firing a submachine gun in his front garden. Consultant psychiatrist Dr John Hillery testified that Devine suffered from substance-induced psychotic disorder at the time of the offence. Dr Hillery stated that the disorder would have diminished Devine's capacity to control himself. Devine told Dr Hillery that he was shovelling large quantities of drugs up his nose at the time. The psychiatric evidence was presented to the court during his trial.

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