A NSW university student who took LSD and became psychotic before killing his girlfriend, fearing she was a demon, has been jailed for 20 years. 9News
"This was his first episode of psychosis, although these effects were only temporary they were acting upon him at the time he killed Ms Wardle,'' the judge said on Thursday.
Crown prosecutor Lee Carr SC had argued Miller's use of drugs and the lack of any early signs of a psychotic illness pointed to the killing being drug-induced, meaning Miller was guilty of murder as it had been his choice to use drugs. The judge said a letter written by Miller in August to the court and Wardle's family showed he was remorseful."I want it to be known that in my sound mind I would never have done anything like this," Miller wrote.Police had found Wardle's body in the ensuite bathroom of the main bedroom at a house at Metford, near Maitland, on June 20, 2020.
When police arrived at the scene at 1.20am, Miller was standing outside near the gate wearing tracksuit pants and no shirt or shoes. He ran towards the officers pleading for help.
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