Man who stabbed his father to death in Long Gully found not guilty by way of mental impairment

Adam Holmes
December 15 2017 - 3:52pm
Police on the scene after Douglas Blow's body was found in his house on Battery Street in November last year.
Police on the scene after Douglas Blow's body was found in his house on Battery Street in November last year.

A BENDIGO man who stabbed his father to death in Long Gully has been found not guilty by way of mental impairment after a court found he was suffering acute psychosis and he was being instructed by “hallucinatory voices”.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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