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Psychiatric care call for Breivik

Prosecutors today asked a court to send confessed mass killer Anders Breivik to a mental institution instead of prison for his massacre of 77 people in a gun and shooting rampage.

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Breivik insanity verdict urged
Breivik: I’m the victim of a racist plot

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Breivik: I’m the victim of a racist plot

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Breivik denies guilt in massacre
Breivik denies guilt in massacre

The right-wing fanatic responsible for the bomb-and-shooting massacre that killed 77 people in Norway has admitted to the “acts” in court but pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, saying he was acting in self-defence.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2012

Norway killer 'not psychotic'

Prison psychiatrists monitoring Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik say he is not psychotic and he has not been put on medication, a prosecutor said.

Wed, 04 Jan, 2012

Insane Breivik should be in ward, say prosecutors

CONFESSED mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was insane when he killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway, and should be sent to a psychiatric ward instead of prison, prosecutors said.

Wed, 30 Nov, 2011

Breivik 'insane' during Norway massacre

Mass killer Anders Breivik will be sent to a psychiatric hospital and not prison after doctors decided he was insane when he murdered 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage in Norway.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2011

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