Psychiatric report finds Thomas Hamp was acutely and severely psychotic during stabbing – Saskatoon [Video]

The Crown called Thomas Hamp, the man facing second-degree murder in the death of his longtime girlfriend Emily Sanche in February 2022, back to the stand this week following a mental health report on whether Hamp would be considered not criminally responsible for killing Sanche.

On Monday, the court heard criminal psychiatrist Dr. Shabehram Lohrasbe’s report that found Hamp not criminally responsible under S. 16 of the Criminal Code. On Tuesday, the Crown called Hamp to return to the stand for cross-examination.

In the report obtained by Global News, Dr. Lohrasbe found Hamp was “acutely and severely psychotic during the early morning hours of 20 February 2022.”

His findings also included that Hamp “has a history of OCD and of Cannabis Use Disorder, each of which, independently, has been associated with the subsequent diagnosis of a psychotic disorder.” And during 2021 through until 2022 “Hamp suffered from psychotic symptoms that are within the realm …