Man lunged for baby he believed needed to be 'sacrificed' on Paris flight two years before he strangled father at five-star Ballyfin, trial hears

"The accused demanded a woman hand over baby because he believed the child had to be sacrificed to protect the plane, court told Psychiatrist told court that Henry McGowan has schizoaffective disorder and meets the criteria for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity"

"Two years before he strangled his 66-year-old father at a five-star midlands resort, a wealthy New Yorker lunged at a family on a flight to Paris while under the delusional belief that their infant child needed to be sacrificed to protect the plane, a trial has heard."

"A second psychiatrist today told the trial of Henry McGowan, who is accused of the murder of his father John, that the defendant was suffering from schizoaffective disorder and fulfils the criteria for a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity."

Two years before the alleged murder of his 66-year-old father at a five-star Midlands resort, Henry McGowan lunged at a family on a flight to Paris under the delusional belief that their infant needed to be sacrificed to protect the plane. He demanded that a woman hand over the baby because he believed the child had to be sacrificed to protect the aircraft. Psychiatrists assessed McGowan and diagnosed schizoaffective disorder. One psychiatrist said he meets the criteria for a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity, and a second psychiatrist echoed that he fulfils criteria for a special not-guilty verdict.

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