Murder trial to hear second psychiatrist's account of serial killer's mental state – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

A court-appointed forensic psychiatrist will testify today about the mental state of a self-confessed serial killer.

Another expert previously said in a murder trial that Jeremy Skibicki was suffering from schizophrenia when he killed four Indigenous women in Winnipeg in 2022.

The psychiatrist called by the defense said Skibitsky felt compelled to carry out the killings because he believed it was his God-given mission.

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Jeremy Skibicki killed 4 women because he was on 'mission from God', trial heard

Skibic has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder.

His lawyers acknowledged he killed the women but argued he was not criminally responsible due to mental illness.

Prosecutors said the killings were racially motivated and that Skibic targeted vulnerable women in homeless shelters.

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Psychiatrist's credibility heard in Winnipeg serial killer trial