Killancholy testimonies continue

A psychologist who conducted tests on the man accused of the murder of three children at Killancholly, St Mary in 2005 is to be cross examined by the defence team today.



Last week, Dr Kia Morgan testified that 35-year-old security guard Jeffrey Perry told her that he has been hearing voices since 2006.



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 led 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.



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.



Dr. Morgan said based on the tests she conducted, she found Perry to be of 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.