Jason Raymond Patterson beat Jody James with a hatchet and rocks before setting her alight, believing she was possessed by a devil and part of the Illuminati.
Neighbours who witnessed the violent killing of a woman by her brother in the front yard of a NSW home said the man was “going berserk” and there was a chilling scream, a jury has heard.
On Tuesday, the jury was shown body-worn vision of police arriving at the home and arresting Patterson as James’ body – which was blurred in the footage – lay smouldering in the front yard. One woman said Patterson had been mowing that morning and chatted to her and her father as they had a cup of tea. She said he seemed “OK, but a bit hyper, almost like he was a little bit distressed”.
He said Patterson, who was a long-term user of ice and cannabis, moved in with James months earlier after his long-term relationship broke down, and his mental health began to deteriorate. King said Patterson’s “descent into clearly what was a form of madness” included a belief that the voices in his head were from his COVID-19 shot.
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