Man kills wife, court rules he's insane, then gives him her life insurance money
A Canadian court ruled Thursday that
The dollar amount of that policy has not been reported.
Canadian Justice
"That public policy rule has no application to this case," the judge ruled. "Richard has been found to be not criminally responsible. He is not a criminal."
Forbes' 10-year-old son, who now lives with the victim's mother, was listed as the secondary beneficiary of that will. His grandmother applied to collect the money on the boy's behalf, but was refused.
Instead, the court gave the inheritance to Maidment's mother as her 42-year-old son continues receiving treatment for his mental illness.
According to the CBC, Forbes and her boy had moved out of their family home in
Maidment was sent to a psychiatric facility for evaluation. Prosecutors did not refute a pair of medical experts' determination that the killer's schizophrenia rendered him unfit to comprehend what was happening. Symptoms of Maidment's paranoid, delusional state reportedly include hallucinations.
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