A Perth man who killed his parents with a pick hammer should not be held criminally responsible for their deaths because he was not of sound mind at the time, a Supreme Court judge has ruled.
A Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Perth man who bludgeoned his parents to death should not be held criminally responsible for his actions because he was suffering a mental impairment at the time.He argues he was not of sound mind at the timeOn April 26 last year, Myles Taylor used a geologist's geo pick hammer to attack his 65-year-old father Michael and 64-year-old mother Lesley in the lounge room of their Hocking home.
He admitted responsibility for their deaths but maintains he was suffering a mental illness, which meant he could not control his actions. When police did a welfare check, Mr and Mrs Taylor expressed concerns about their son's unpredictable behaviour and revealed they had been locking their bedroom door at night.While police felt they could not detain Myles under the Mental Health Act, they did give his parents advice about applying for a family violence restraining order.In an interview with police, Mr Taylor revealed he had been hearing voices since he was 17 and it had become worse in the 10 months before the killings.
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