Posted on 11/13/2023 6:59:34 PM PST by algore
A woman who stabbed her boyfriend 100 times after inhaling marijuana sobbed in court, while clutching a picture of dog - which she also killed.
Bryn Spejcher, 32, originally from Chicago, committed the horrific attack in May 2018, after taking two hits of her boyfriend's marijuana 'bong'.
According to an expert witness, the violent act was a result of a 'psychotic episode' caused by the cannabis.
'Dog lover' Spejcher is said to have smoked pot just five to ten times in her life, according to testimony heard in the trial that started last week at the Superior Court of California.
Moments after taking two inhalations on the bong — a water pipe used for smoking marijuana — Spejcher, began to fell unwell and started to hear voices in her head, according to her testimony
The court heard that she then grabbed three knives from the kitchen block and hurled them at O'Melia before stabbing him on every part of his body, leaving fatal wounds on his heart, lungs and vital arteries through his neck.
She then stabbed her dog and began repeatedly driving an eight-inch bread knife into her face and neck.
The former audiologist was originally charged with second-degree murder, however the district attorney has petitioned to make it involuntary manslaughter.
The suggested change — which could reduce the time in custody from 25 years to four — was triggered by testimony from a top forensic psychiatrist, who claimed Ms Spejcher's crimes were sparked by cannabis-induced psychosis.
Spejcher has been described by the defense as being of 'good character': She enjoyed helping others battle hearing loss, having almost become deaf at a young age.
Experts believe the substance causes an imbalance in hormones in the brain — including feel-good chemical dopamine, triggering mental illness.
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I will not lie
....weed leads to terrible decisions.
Nothing that a short rope and long drop won’t cure.
Reefer Madness Redux
Tough crap. Still personally responsible. She took the dam drug.
Would Laz hit it?
Laz would wait until the stab wounds healed...
“Would Laz hit it?”
He doesn’t need to. She’s self hitting, apparently.
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There’s a lot more going on there than reefer.
There are some people who should not become intoxicated in any way, or they will lose immediate control of what they do.
Many of these people have mental issues, paranoia, schizophrenia, unresolved trauma issues, or they may simply have a physiology that is very sensitive to most chemicals people take for ‘fun’ enhancement.
This Gal did not know herself, so it appears. She didn’t realize how easy it would be to get pushed out of balance. If she really wanted to kill her boyfriend, you don’t need to stab him 100 times.
That’s overkill. Compulsive behavior. Were there Mushrooms in that Bong?
In this case she could kill the beast
Clutched a pic of the dog, but not her boyfriend. Tells you something right there.
> Tough crap. Still personally responsible. <
Bingo. If you don’t know how to handle a gun, don’t pick up a gun. If you don’t know how marijuana will affect you, don’t smoke marijuana.
But I guess that’s a minority view in today’s society. Everybody is a victim now.
so your saying she’s still available...
How sick can you be... Stabbing a dog?
The boyfriend was likely understandable and not crazy at all.
Yep. If this shrink ain’t lying, marijuana should never be legalized, as it causes psychotic episodes, which could be extremely violent.
It has been known for a long time that cannabis is a psychoactive drug that affects different people in different ways. For some it’s relaxing, for others it is psychosis inducing.
“marijuana should never be legalized, as it causes psychotic episodes, which could be extremely violent.”
Thank God alcohol never caused people to be violent...
Sorry. This wasnt THC. There was something speeecial in that bowl that she was suck’n on.
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