Lucia Piovesan was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia but rarely took her prescribed anti-psychotic medication. She stabbed to death the child of a neighbour after being convinced that the soul of her dead son was inhabiting the child's body
Based on the circumstances, she was:
a) Found guilty of murder and sent to prison
b) Found insane and released to the community
c) Found not guilty due to her schizophrenia
d) Found not criminally responsible
d
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