The gruesome details of how accused murderer Aaron Ramsey bludgeoned and stabbed his father to death were reportedly revealed during the first day of his murder trial in state Superior Court Court in Stamford Tuesday, when the prosecution played a recording of the 911 call he made after allegedly committing the crime.
In the recording, Ramsey tells the 911 dispatcher how he beat Edward Ramsey, 73, of 125 Signal Hill Road, with his hands and a piano bench, before finally cutting his throat with a kitchen knife, according to a report in the Stamford Advocate.
Ramsey also reportedly told the dispatcher how he heard voices in his head telling him to kill his father.
Ramsey is free on $1 million bond — but according to the Advocate report he is undergoing treatment at the Whiting Forensic Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown.
The three judges presiding over the case are to decide whether the 22-year-old was insane due to a medical condition when the murder took place.
If found guilty by reason of insanity, Ramsey will likely undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment at Whiting or another hospital, according to the report.
Providing his treatment is successful and it is determined Ramsey is no longer a threat to himself or others, he will avoid prison time, according to the report.
For more, check out the Stamford Advocate report.
Waste of space.
U MUST be friends or related to these demented people. Perhaps you should be comforting them right now, and crossing your fingers and toes that these 3 judges buy his insanity crap rather than being on-line worrying about what the public thinks. I mean really!!!!!!
Aaron will be found NGRI, and your rants will not matter. Sorry this whole event has affected you so much, it is obvious this case matters greatly to you, I'm sorry you have been so immensely impacted by this tragedy. I hope that you will be able to over come the trauma this has caused you. Your ignorant and arrogant comments were noticed, and hopefully it will allow you peace of mind that your voice has been heard. I'm so sorry for all the hate this has caused you to build up inside, it is obvious by the dozens of posts you've submitted that even years of therapy probably won't be able to help you, and this is a huge tragedy. Again, from all of us in support of Aaron Ramsey, we are sorry for the psychological trauma his case has caused you.
It is really sad that some 2.2 million people are in US prisons for one crime or another. Some 6 million are under criminal supervision. FFLD County's population is just under 1 million. Something is seriously wrong with our society that so many are locked up. I think we don't do enough to prevent crime, some 'crimes' are not criminal, Here is an a provocative article for those interested: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2012/01/30/120130crat_atlarge_gopnik
As to how a judicial court can make these inferences and assumptions. Specifically what are you talking about? Judges and juries make judgements and asumptions all the time when determing mitigating circumstances when something less than insanity is at issue. My point in a nut shell: these cases (not guilty by reason of insanity) are rare (less than 1%) and I believe that if people understood mental illness and in these extreme cases (severe psychosis) you would look at Aaron Ramsey and his family with more compassion, and less anger.