Attorneys for a Washington doctor charged with aggravated murder may argue that their client was suffering from cough-syrup induced psychosis, which led him to kill his partner and toddler son in 2011.
The Seattle Times reports that 43-year-old Dr. Louis Chen is accused of fatally stabbing 29-year-old Eric Cooper and 2-year-old Cooper Chen, whose bodies were found inside the couple’s Seattle apartment.
Chen’s defense team had previously indicated it would pursue an insanity or diminished capacity defense. But a motion filed in October suggests Chen had a buildup of dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant found in many over-the-counter cold medicines, in his system. The motion argues that the drug metabolized slowly in Chen, who is Taiwanese, due to his genetic makeup.
Chen goes to trial in April.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
I have heard just about everything but this one takes the cake. Could have been their homosexual life styles, surely that in itself is
madness. I grieve for the 2 year old baby. It seems the children always suffer through no fault of their own. So beware of cough
medicine right??
This really shows the world is going to end very soon
Please explain.
For what its worth, dextromethorphan overdose can cause hallucinations.
Very true. Well proven.
Nobody is responsible for anything they do anymore. It’s always someone else’s fault.