Tony Thomas killed his father after not taking his mental health medication for 18 months.
During the trial, Thomas has told the court he was "overwhelmed with anger, like a fuse was blowing" in his head when he dragged his father from his car andHe said he put his father on the ground, kicked him in the side and the head, and stamped on him.Forensic psychiatrist Dr Andrew Shepherd said he believes Tony Thomas had schizoaffective disorder when he attacked his father
The court heard Thomas lived in a farmhouse owned by his father, about 500 yards from his parents' home, but believed he had a claim to the farmhouse and the land around it. Thomas said after confronting his father about the pigs he "opened the pick-up door, put him down to the ground and kicked him in the torso and head and stamped on him once".
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