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In 2017, both girls pleaded guilty to being a party to attempted intentional homicide, but not guilty by reason of mental disease.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Adivarekar was originally charged with murder, but later agreed to enter a plea of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility, according to the Thames Valley Police.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
After she was found not guilty during a 2006 retrial by reason of insanity, she was committed to a high-security psychiatric hospital.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
An Ohio man accused of killing a special deputy sheriff by intentionally running him over with a car is seeking to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati reported Wednesday.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Adivarekar was originally charged with murder, but later agreed to enter a plea of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility, according to the Thames Valley Police.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
After she was found not guilty during a 2006 retrial by reason of insanity, she was committed to a high-security psychiatric hospital.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Dec. 2025
An Ohio man accused of killing a special deputy sheriff by intentionally running him over with a car is seeking to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati reported Wednesday.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 10 Dec. 2025
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“By reason of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20reason%20of. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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