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| Accountant guilty of wife murder | Accountant guilty of wife murder |
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| An accountant has been found guilty of murdering his wife in an attack which left her with 86 stab wounds. | An accountant has been found guilty of murdering his wife in an attack which left her with 86 stab wounds. |
| David Lilburn knifed his wife of 26 years, Ann, in the chest, head and limbs at the family home in Paisley, Renfrewshire, last July. | David Lilburn knifed his wife of 26 years, Ann, in the chest, head and limbs at the family home in Paisley, Renfrewshire, last July. |
| He admitted carrying out the attack on the 43-year-old but claimed diminished responsibility due to mental illness. | He admitted carrying out the attack on the 43-year-old but claimed diminished responsibility due to mental illness. |
| But a jury at the High Court in Glasgow rejected this argument and found the 45-year-old guilty of murder. | But a jury at the High Court in Glasgow rejected this argument and found the 45-year-old guilty of murder. |
| The defence had claimed mental ill health made Lilburn believe a "black shadow" was controlling him and ordered him to execute his wife of 26 years. | The defence had claimed mental ill health made Lilburn believe a "black shadow" was controlling him and ordered him to execute his wife of 26 years. |
| They wanted the murder charge to be reduced to culpable homicide. | They wanted the murder charge to be reduced to culpable homicide. |
| However, the prosecution claimed that he had faked his condition. | However, the prosecution claimed that he had faked his condition. |