A jury this afternoon decided with seven votes in favour and two against, that Anthony Schembri, 61, of Sliema, was not in a state of insanity when he allegedly stabbed his wife in September 2005, causing her death.

In May last year, jurors had also decided that Mr Schembri was not in a state of insanity when he fatally stabbed his wife Doris but the trial was declared null because of an irregularity.

Mr Schembri had pleaded insanity when the compilation of evidence was being heard in the Magistrates' Court and a mental health assessment by three court-appointed psychiatrists concluded that he was not in the right state of mind when he allegedly committed the crime.

See also: http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080917/local/jurors-to-decide-on-mental-state-of-man-accused-of-wifes-murder

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