June 17 (UPI) -- Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will assert in the state case against him that he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" at the time of the shooting.

Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. It wouldn't absolve him of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing, but could free him from prison sooner.…

The judge said Mangione's lawyers will attempt to show that he was suffering from “extreme emotional disturbance at the time of the occurrence.”

Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday.

Luigi Mangione's defense team plans to argue he suffered extreme emotional disturbance during the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO murder, judge says.

The defence may reduce his conviction from murder to manslaughter, which carries lower sentences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The defence may reduce his conviction from murder to manslaughter, which carries lower sentences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.