Father who threw baby daughter in Tweed River found not guilty of murder
by Australian Associated Press from on (#59Y87)
Judge says 49-year-old was suffering disease of the mind' at the time and believed sacrificing the infant would save the world
A father who believed he was saving the world by tossing his baby into the Tweed River has been found not guilty of murder on the grounds of mental illness.
Justice Helen Wilson returned her special verdict to the NSW supreme court on Wednesday saying the terrible tragedy was a result of the father labouring under such a defect of reason" he did not know what he was doing was wrong.
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