![]() ![]() In addition to conducting two in-person evaluations, Nesbit also reviewed a number of documents from a court screener, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and the Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital. “Because their understanding of the events leading up to their offense and the roles of the legal system and court participants are all wrapped up in their delusional belief system, they will be unable to rationally assess the likely outcomes of their trial, weigh the evidence against them, or rationally weigh the risks and benefits of various pleas and plea bargains.” Mahvish-Jammeh’s delusional beliefs prevent them from being able to assist their attorney in a rational defense strategy,” wrote Nesbit. Mahvish-Jammeh was taken into custody shortly after the killing and has been in the custody of the Department of Mental Health after a short detention by the Department of Corrections.įollowing a psychiatric evaluation at a secure facility in Montepelier conducted by Ariana Nesbit, a forensic psychiatrist from InnovaTel Forensic Evaluation Services, Mahvish-Jammeh, who was a resident of Morningside Shelter, was diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder with psychotic features, presenting as manic during the evaluation. ![]() ![]() On April 3, at just past 9 in the morning, Mahvish-Jammeh entered Groundworks Collaborative’s Morningside Shelter on Royal Road in Brattleboro and killed Leah Rosin-Pritchard, the shelter’s coordinator, with an axe. ![]()
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