LIVE: Angelo Rodrigues murder trial - day five (From Bournemouth Echo)
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LIVE: Angelo Rodrigues murder trial - day five
9:48am Wednesday 23rd January 2013 in News By Paula Roberts
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- Two people accused of murdering Bournemouth man Angelo Rodrigues are standing trial at Winchester Crown Court.
- The 44-year-old died of multiple stab wounds following an incident at his flat in Coleman Road, West Howe on July 27, 2012.
- Tracy Mansell, 56, of Coleman Road, West Howe and James Kinsley, 40, of Hinton Road, Bournemouth, deny murdering Mr Rodrigues.
- The case is being prosecuted by Graham Reeds QC.
- Kinsley is represented by Peter Birkett QC and Mansell by Mark Heyward QC.
4:05pm
Court finishes for the day.
The trial continues tomorrow.
4:05pm
Dr Bradley finishes giving evidence.
4:04pm
Referring to Mansell's actions on the day of the killing, Dr Bradley said: "She knew what she was doing, she knew she was stabbing him" but added that she wasn't able to exercises self control.
3:41pm
Dr Bradley is going through Mansell's custody record made following her arrest.
2:43pm
Dr Bradley says Mansell suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of abuse she suffered as a child.
She also agrees she suffers from emotionally unstable personality disorder.
Mansell also took drugs which may have increased her symptoms.
Symptoms include hearing voices telling her to stab people, feelings of being touched, spiders infesting her ears and head and manic behaviour.
2:39pm
Dr Bradley was asked to assess Tracy Mansell by her solicitors.
1:58pm
The jury are back in court and next to give evidence is Dr Caroline Bradley, consultant forensic psychiatrist.
12:54pm
Dr Wood finishes giving evidence.
Court breaks for lunch.
12:47pm
In Decemer 2008 Mansell had threatened James Kinsley with a knife
In December 2009 the police were called because Mansell had threatened to stab her partner.
12:41pm
Court hears details from records that in 2004 Mansell brandished a knife at healthcare professionals and said she'd stabbed people on three occasions in the past.
That year she said she'd seriously assaulted three males in the past and said she carried a locking or folding hunting knife in her handbag or sock.
12:38pm
Graham Reeds QC, prosecuting, put it to Dr Wood: "She (Mansell) is a person who has a propensity towards violence and stabbing people and really the personality disorder doesn't drive that - it's just secondary."
Dr Wood replied: "I disagree with that.
"I think the personality disorder has had an impact on her throughout her life, including being violent."
12:32pm
Dr Wood said Mansell's personality disorder would have had a "significant" effect on her ability to exercise self control.
She also displays symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
11:44am
Dr Wood said this can lead to someone feeling OK one minute and distressed the next.
Said such a personality disorder can lead to someone getting involved in intense unstable relationships, suffering from low self esteem and image, hearing voices and over sensitivity to noise.
11:27am
Dr Wood says Tracy Mansell suffers from an emotionally unstable personality disorder.
11:19am
DR Wood was originally asked to get involved in case as an independent expert witness by the police.
11:02am
Court is now going to hear evidence from Dr Peter Wood - consultant forensic psychiatrist.
11:01am
Mark Heyward QC has read out some agreed facts to the court involving incidents in which Tracy Mansell called Bournemouth Borough Council and Dorset Police about Angelo Rodrigues.
10:57am
Mark Heyward QC says they will not be calling Tracy Mansell to give evidence.
10:53am
The defence for Tracy Mansell is about to begin.
She is represented by Mark Heyward QC.
10:41am
Good morning from Winchester Crown Court. The case is expected to start at 10.45am.
9:49am
We'll be live blogging from the trial when it starts later today.
