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The case of Yates—who had exhibited severe postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and schizophrenia leading up to the murders—placed the M'Naghten rules, along with the irresistible impulse test for sanity, under close public scrutiny in the United States.
Dec 2, 2006 · Former nurse Andrea Yates, whose postnatal mental illness led her to drown her five children, had her life sentence overturned at a retrial earlier this year, after successfully pleading insanity. Faith McLellan reviews the case and its implications for mental health in the criminal justice system.
- Faith McLellan
- 2006
May 21, 2023 · Andrea Yates was a religious and mentally ill woman who killed her five children in 2001, believing it was the only way to save them from hell. She was found not guilty by reason of insanity and spent most of her life in a psychiatric hospital.
Jun 20, 2022 · Andrea Yates, a Clear Lake mother, killed her five children in 2001 and was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006. See the key events and details of the case that shocked Houston and beyond.
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Andrea Yates, a mother who drowned her five children in 2001 and was found insane by a court of appeals. Read about her early life, marriage, psychological issues, conviction and incarceration.
Nov 13, 2009 · Andrea Yates, who confessed to drowning her five children, faced a jury that rejected her insanity plea and sentenced her to life in prison. Her conviction was later overturned and she was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006.
Jun 17, 2021 · A look back at the case of Andrea Yates, who killed her five children in 2001 and was later acquitted by reason of insanity. Hear from her former attorney, paramedic and prosecutor who witnessed the tragedy and its aftermath.
