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New West man found not criminally responsible in woman’s killing
Victim was worried about boyfriend’s mental state in days leading up to attack Julie MacLellan
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Warning:This story contains disturbing details. A man who bludgeoned his girlfriend to death with a hammer in their New Westminster home two years ago has been found not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder. Andywele Carlan Mullings was tried in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster earlier this month for the second-degree murder of his intimate partner, Emily Appleyard, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Mullings admitted to causing Appleyard’s death by striking her in the head with a hammer several times. Mullings was originally charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, but the charges were upgraded after Appleyard died of her injuries. On June 23, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Martha Devlin found Mullings was in an “acutely psychotic state” at the time of the killing and lacked the capaciContinued on page 3
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