Randy Santos被控在纽约市唐人街杀害四名无家可归男子,
Randy Santos, accused of killing four homeless men in NYC’s Chinatown, faces trial over claims he was too mentally ill to be held responsible.
陪审团准备开始审议对31岁的Randy Santos的审判, 指控他于2019年10月在纽约市唐人街殴打4名无家可归的男子,
Jurors are set to begin deliberations in the trial of Randy Santos, 31, accused of fatally beating four homeless men in New York City’s Chinatown in October 2019.
桑托斯(Santos)也无家可归, 被诊断患有精神分裂症, 他表示不服罪,
Santos, who was also homeless and diagnosed with schizophrenia, pleaded not guilty, with his defense arguing he was too mentally ill to be held criminally responsible, claiming delusions that voices commanded him to kill 40 people.
检察官辩称,他理解他的行为是错误的,他援引了证人的认识,2024年的一份承认他行为的声明不善。
Prosecutors argue he understood his actions were wrong, citing awareness of witnesses and a 2024 statement admitting his behavior was not good.
该案提请全国注意纽约日益严重的无家可归者危机以及平衡心理健康治疗与刑事责任的挑战。
The case has drawn national attention to New York’s growing homeless crisis and the challenges of balancing mental health treatment with criminal responsibility.