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| Subject: Unhinged psychiatrists assess the rational Norway gunman Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:03 am | |
| A team from a psychiatric hospital has begun observing the man who has admitted to killing 77 people in bombing and shooting attacks in Norway last year.
Anders Behring Breivik is to be monitored around the clock in a specially furnished room in the prison where he is in custody.
The psychiatric observation - which began on Wednesday and is expected to last up to four weeks - is in accordance with a district court order, recently upheld by the Supreme Court.
Oslo district court judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen on January 13 said a second opinion on Breivik's mental health was needed, prior to the trial set to open April 16.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/psychiatrists-assess-accused-norway-gunman-20120229-1u3qt.html#ixzz1nqDDI7F6
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