Kilancholly murder trial continues

A psychologist who conducted tests on the man accused of the murder of three children at Killancholly, St. Mary in January 2005 said the man told her that he has been hearing voices since 2006.



Dr. Kia Morgan made the disclosure today when she testified at the trial of security guard Jeffrey Perry, 35.



The trial began last week Monday and will continue next Monday.



Dr. Morgan described the condition as auditory hallucination. She said Perry told her that he did not have the hallucinations in 2005 or before that time.



Prosecutors Lisa Palmer-Hamilton and Melissa Simms have laid evidence at the trial that the children were fatally stabbed between January 27 and 28, 2005 at their home at Killancholly.



Perry gave a cautioned statement to the police on February 8, 2005 in which he said voices told him to kill.



In the statement he admitted entering the house through a window.



He said he stabbed the children who were sleeping.



Dr. Morgan said she carried out the tests in May and June this year and Perry told her that he would sometimes hear voices calling him names for what he had done.



She concluded that that Perry thinks a lot and seemingly has a lot of thoughts going on in his head at the same time.



Dr. Morgan said based on the tests she conducted, she found Perry to be above average intelligence with significant strength in his perception, reasoning and his attention to detail.



A personality assessment was done and the psychologist said the test showed that Perry had a high level of social avoidance and low levels of expression of emotions.



Dr. Morgan said she diagnosed Perry as having obsessive compulsive disorder but that did not mean he was insane.



Dr. Morgan will be cross-examined by defence lawyer Linton Walters at the continuation of the trial before Senior Puisne Judge Marva McIntosh and the jury on Monday.