The suspected infanticide in Birmingham is said to have schizophrenia

 The suspected infanticide in Birmingham is said to have schizophrenia

A court has heard that a father who is charged with killing his three-week-old infant "apparently" suffered from schizophrenia.

In October 2022, Birmingham resident Kadis Mohammed, 30, is charged with the infant Mohammed Ibrahim's murder.

Birmingham Crown Court was informed by consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr. Dinesh Maganti that Mr. Mohammed "would not receive committed this act if he had not been so seriously unwell".

Charges against Mr. Mohammed include manslaughter and murder.

Mr. Mohammed, who is being jailed in a mental health facility and denies two charges of intentionally hurting someone, attended the court via video connection.

Delusions and hallucinations are among the hallmarks of "classic schizophrenia," according to Dr. Maganti, the first defense witness to testify in court.

The guy described Mr. Mohammed as "a man of good character" who thought he was the Prophet Muhammad and referred to his little kid as "a prophet of doom".

According to Dr. Maganti, the defendant thought he was going to "save the world as Muhammad" and was on a "special mission".

When the psychiatrist was employed, he claimed to be caring for "dozens of gods".

Attorney Harpreet Sandhu Casey, during cross-examination, said that paramedics had testified that Mr. Mohammed was "calm" and "stable" the day before to the murder, when his family had called for an ambulance because they thought he was going through a psychotic episode. Were disturbed by the template.

The prosecution also provided an explanation for why police were at Mr. Mohammed's house when he was detained, as well as occasions before and after the assault when he referred to his kid as "his baby".

Mr. Sandhu said that the defendant's psychosis did not imply that Mr. Mohammed lacked awareness of his actions. Upon being placed under arrest, Mr. Mohammed expressed shock, saying, "I can't believe I killed my son." slain."

But according to Dr. Maganti, Mr. Mohammed may not have been "freed" from his schizophrenia during his periods of more clarity.

"Since schizophrenia is a brain disease, there is no such thing as switch-on, switch-off schizophrenia," Dr. Maganti said.

It is rather erratic. It fluctuates, but madness is always present."

"There is no reasonable component remaining when one gets that crazy. It is a distorted sense of reality. It has vanished entirely."

Dr. Maganti said that Mr. Mohammed was "driven by severe mental illness" and that he had "behaved completely out of character" in addition to having "always loved his children".

The court was also informed that Mr. Mohammed was "not able to bear it in his heart" due to his struggles with his sexuality and his desire to a male companion.

The 30-year-old man, according to the prosecution, downloaded the homosexual dating app Grindr a few days before to the murder, although he denied having an affair with Mehwish Mubashir, his wife.

Even though Mr. Mohammed denied having intercourse with other guys, he acknowledged that he had seen homosexual porn and considered it to be "sexually arousing".

According to a psychiatric evaluation written by Dr. Maganti, Mr. Mohammed's wife had discussed his sexuality with her spouse and that he identified as bisexual.

According to the story, she knew Mr. Mohammed was in love with her, but she was still embracing this.

Mr. Mohammed, according to Dr. Maganti, was "not healthy enough to have a definite view about his sexuality".

An "essential part" of psychological testing and a "essential part" of an individual's assessment, according to him, is their psychological history.