Judge reveals Luigi Mangione will pursue psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO assassination case

Accused UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin Luigi Mangione volition usage a psychiatric defence for his authorities execution trial, a justice said during Wednesday's hearing.

Judge Gregory Carro said during a proceeding connected Wednesday that Mangione's defence squad has told him that they program to amusement helium was suffering from "extreme affectional disturbance astatine the clip of the occurrence" astatine the clip of the alleged murder.

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Luigi Mangione appears astatine an grounds suppression proceeding astatine the Manhattan Supreme Court successful New York City connected May 18, 2026. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post)

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