Mangione lawyers to assert psychiatric defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing

Moment police corner CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione in McDonald's

Luigi Mangione has appeared in Manhattan state court on Wednesday after missing an appearance earlier this week due to a paperwork error.

Luigi Mangione will pursue a psychiatric defense at his upcoming state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Wednesday, potentially reshaping the legal stakes in one of New York’s most closely watched homicide cases.

If a jury agrees with the psychiatric defence, then it could convict Mangione of manslaughter, instead of murder.