He was charged with wounding the boyfriend with intent to cause grievous bodily harm contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 and claimed at his trial that he had been acting in a state of automatism, caused by hypoglycaemia.
He was charged with wounding the boyfriend with intent to cause grievous bodily harm contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. He had been acting in a state of automatism. This was what he was claimed at his trial. A state of automatism was caused by hypoglycaemia.