Cian English murder accused claims he was losing his mind due to being off medication

The judge was informed, in evidence, that the accused told police he suffered from schizophrenia and had not taken his medication for five days
Cian English murder accused claims he was losing his mind due to being off medication

According to reports, the court heard when  Hayden Paul Kratzmann (pictured) was told he was being questioned over Mr English's murder, he said to police: "I'm f***ing losing my mind, I've been off my medication for a few days".

A man, one of three charged with the murder of Irish teenager Cian English who died in Australia after he fell from an apartment balcony in an alleged armed robbery, told a court today that he "was losing” his mind.

Hayden Paul Kratzmann, 21 re-appeared at Southport Magistrates Court today, along with co-accused Lachlan Paul Soper-Lagas, 19, over the death of 19-year-old Cian English in 2020.

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