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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

Chadley Sheridan, accused of murdering 16-year-old boy at Charlestown, was suffering from drug-induced psychosis, expert says

Specialist forensic police examining a unit in Charlestown Road at Charlestown where a 16-year-old boy was killed in March last year. Chadley Sheridan is facing a murder trial in Newcastle Supreme Court. Picture by Simone De Peak

A MAN who strangled a 16-year-old boy to death at a unit in Charlestown last year was suffering from a temporary, substance-induced psychosis directly related to his use of methamphetamine, a jury has been told.

Chadley Sheridan, 25, would not have suffered an episode of psychosis around the time he killed the teenager on March 15 had he not been intoxicated by drugs, consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Kerri Eagle gave evidence on Friday.

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