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Mangione's Legal Team Withdraws Psychiatric Defense in Trial for CEO's Killing

Luigi Mangione's legal team has decided to abandon their psychiatric defense in his trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. This change occurred one day after they initially planned to argue that Mangione was suffering from an 'extreme emotional disturbance' during the incident.

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Luigi Mangione's legal team has decided to abandon their psychiatric defense in his trial for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. This change occurred one day after they initially planned to argue that Mangione was suffering from an 'extreme emotional disturbance' during the incident.

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Mangione lawyers abandon psychiatric defense over health CEO’s killing

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Mangione's Legal Team Withdraws Psychiatric Defense in Trial for CEO's Killing