Man kills wife because he dreamt she was a thief - Polidicks

[quote=BBC News (summarised)][b]A "devoted husband" who said he killed his wife because he thought she was an intruder has been freed by a judge, who told him he bore no responsibility.[/b] Brian Thomas, 59, admitted killing Christine, 57, in their camper van, but blamed his rare sleep disorder. Jurors were told they could reach only not guilty, or not guilty by reason of insanity verdicts on a murder charge. The Swansea Crown Court judge told the jury to declare Mr Thomas, of Neath, not guilty over the Ceredigion death. At Swansea Crown Court Mr Thomas's brother Raymond called him a loving husband and a family man and said: "Justice has prevailed". The High Court judge, Justice Davis KT, described Brian Thomas as a "decent man and devoted husband". The judge said that from his understanding of his character from what had come out in court he may go away with a sense of guilt about what happened but he underlined a second time: "In the eyes of the law you bear no responsibility for what happened." [b]'Not a risk'[/b] The court heard that as part of their holiday, the couple, who had two daughters, stayed the night at a vehicle park in Aberporth in July 2008. But, while there, a group of younger people turned up at the car park after they had gone to bed, and the screeching of brakes and tyres - described in court as "boy racer activity" - disturbed the couple, who moved from the site's lower to its higher car park. The prosecution said that at 0349 the next morning, Mr Thomas made a 999 call, which was later played to the court, in which he said he had killed his wife because he had mistaken her for an intruder in a dream. He said he had dreamt he was fighting one of the boy racers. During the trial a psychiatrist for the prosecution, Dr Caroline Jacob, said she did not think he posed a risk and should walk free. [/quote] [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8370237.stm]Full article[/url] [quote=BBC News]The jury heard that Mr Thomas, who took medication for depression, had stopped taking his tablets as they made him impotent and he and his wife planned to be "intimate" while on holiday.[/quote] :smug:

The hell...

Poor bastard.

Seems genuine. It just provides real murderers with a good alibi. "Did you murder this woman?" "No sir, 'tis me sleep disorder aint it." (No idea why the murderer is a cockney)

Damn, poor guy.

[QUOTE]he and his wife planned to be "intimate" while on holiday. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE] Brian Thomas, 59, admitted killing Christine, 57, in their camper van, [/QUOTE] :geno:

Got a problem with old people camper sex perf?

I would never do that what the fuck is wrong with this guy.

he must feel like shit, poor guy

[QUOTE=John Fisher;18470282]I would never do that what the fuck is wrong with this guy.[/QUOTE] Hypothetical situation. You wake up, sleep paralysis, the whole shebang, scary voices, can't move, terrified to shit. Suddenly you can move and you've got a gun, and something just moved in the dark.

Oh man, that's a nightmarish situation. :ohdear:

:ohdear: I really feel bad for the man

Should have taken his meds. Poor guy.

This man should be put to death.

[QUOTE=Empty_Shadow;18470303]Hypothetical situation. You wake up, sleep paralysis, the whole shebang, scary voices, can't move, terrified to shit. Suddenly you can move and you've got a gun, and something just moved in the dark.[/QUOTE] Don't have guns in the UK but yeah

What a terrifying thing to happen... I feel sorry for the man.

[quote]Mr Thomas's brother Raymond called him a loving husband and a family man[/quote] [img]http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Other/Features/Top%207/2008-03-17%20SF%20win%20quotes/Screens/familyman--article_image.jpg[/img] Sleep murder is the best kind.

Well that's just silly.

I've had something similar before. I woke up and I could've sworn there was a giant snake on my wall, I ran and turned on the light, fully conscious. I shat brix :x

[QUOTE=KanonieR;18472084]I've had something similar before. I woke up and I could've sworn there was a giant snake on my wall, I ran and turned on the light, fully conscious. I shat brix :x[/QUOTE] Uh so your brother was on the wall and you thought it was a snake or did I miss something there

You missed something

So it was some other relative? Or your cat Or did you just think the wall became a wall and a snake

[QUOTE=Perfumly;18470270]:geno:[/QUOTE] Love knows no limits Perfumly

I'm suprised he is not-guilty.

This is why you don't take your dreams literally

[QUOTE=Victor Leferve;18470206]Seems genuine. It just provides real murderers with a good alibi. "Did you murder this woman?" "No sir, 'tis me sleep disorder aint it." (No idea why the murderer is a cockney)[/QUOTE] The court is a lot more clever and sophisticated than that.

I summarised the article because it's really long, if you go in the full article there were sleep expert dudes who backed up his story.

Gotta love our Judicial system. [editline]04:43PM[/editline] Next thing you know, Charles Manson gets out because he has brain cancer and only a week to live. Sound familiar? Fucking stupid.

Poor guy.

stupid bitch