An Alberta man who killed his mother because he thought she was possessed by Satan is making good progress but still requires close monitoring, a review board has heard.
Alexander James Thorpe, who is 21, was arrested in January after he showed up at an Airdrie, Alta., car dealership naked except for a gold cross around his neck, covered in blood.
He told first responders that he was told by Jesus to kill Satan, who he said had taken over his mother’s body.
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Thorpe pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Melanie Lowen’s death and was found not criminally responsible last month.
Psychiatrist dr. Ken Chapman, who treated Thorpe with lithium for a form of bipolar disorder that can cause episodes of psychosis, says he has been in spontaneous remission since shortly after his arrest.
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He says the treatment appears to be working and Thorpe is a model patient, but needs to be monitored over the next year to make sure it continues to control his bipolar disorder.
The Alberta Review Board reserved its decision on a treatment plan for Thorpe for the next year.
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