THE lawyer for Philippa Marshall, the woman accused of murdering her daughter by setting her on fire in December 2017, yesterday submitted that the accused was “not in her right frame of mind” when the offence took place and therefore called for the nine-woman jury to find her not guilty by reason of insanity.

Dr Kirk Christie, a psychiatrist, previously took the witness stand before Justice Bernard Turner and testified that Marshall had told him and others the reason she set her daughter Philicia afire was because a demon told her to ignite both herself and her child.

Attorney Bjorn Ferguson, who represents Marshall, yesterday underscored Dr Christie was the only expert who spoke to the court and, therefore, called on the jury to listen to his testimony.

Marshall, who is said to be schizophrenic, was charged in April 2018 with a single count of manslaughter for allegedly causing the death of Philicia Marshall by means of unlawful harm stemming from the December 2017 incident. The charge was later upgraded to murder.

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