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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael R. Sisak

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers withdraw psychiatric defense in CEO murder trial

In a reversal, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer pursue a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The decision came just a day after his legal team said they intended to argue that the 28-year-old Ivy League graduate was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing.

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