A woman in her 50s has been found guilty of strangling her 70-year-old mother to death in Ulricehamn this summer. The Borås District Court has paused the trial while the woman undergoes a forensic psychiatric examination to determine if she has a serious mental disorder. The woman, who has been mentally unwell during the summer, will be placed in an investigation unit at the National Board of Forensic Medicine.
Both the prosecutor and the woman's lawyer have advocated for this examination. The woman's lawyer stated that the trial has been extremely stressful for all involved and that her client wants to understand what led to the situation. The court set the guilt of the 50-year-old woman during Thursday's hearing.
The trial has been extremely stressful for all involved and that her client wants to understand what led to the situation.
The trial will resume on March 31, when the court is expected to decide on the sentence. Prosecutor Amanda Åkesson declined an interview.