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Woman Claims ‘Cannabis-Induced Psychosis’ Made Her Stab Boyfriend 108 Times Then Kill Her Dog November 14, 2023 - The Messenger Bryn Spejcher, 32, had her charges downgraded from murder to involuntary manslaughter after a psychiatrist backed her defense Bryn Spejcher, 32, clutched a photo of herself with her pup, a husky, during jury selection last week in Ventura County. The audiologist allegedly smoked marijuana from a bong before plunging three knives — including an 8-inch serrated bread knife — into her boyfriend Chad O'Melia 108 times, according to the Ventura County Star. The purportedly weed-spurred killing occurred inside O'Melia's condominium in Thousand Oaks, and the victim had stab wounds to nearly every part of his body, according to investigators. Prosecutors say she then killed her dog with one of the knives before stabbing herself. Responding police said she continued stabbing herself even as an officer used his stun gun on, trying to stop her. She only dropped the knife after another officer hit her nine times with his retractable steel baton. Surgeons managed to save her life. Her defense team contends that Spejcher was in the midst of a marijuana-induced psychosis the night she killed O'Melia and her pooch. Recreational pot use was legalized in California after voters approved a 2016 ballot measure. For two decades before that, it was available for medical use with a doctor's note. Spejcher confessed to police and was charged with murder. But last month, Judge David Worley approved a motion from prosecutors, seeking to have the charge reduced to involuntary manslaughter, reports the Thousand Oaks Acorn. Her maximum possible sentence was reduced from 25 years to just four. The decision followed the district attorney's receipt of Spejcher's psychological evaluations. Experts have suggested in court filings Spejcher's decision to harm her dog had to have resulted from a psychotic episode, as she's an "animal lover." O'Melia's family staunchly opposed the move, and continues to insist Spejcher be charged with murder. O'Melia and Spejcher had met at a dog park and were only dating a few weeks at the time of his killing. She was 27 and he was 26. Spejcher allegedly told police that, after smoking the pot, she'd had an out-of-body experience, and thought she was dead. Voices then started telling her to save herself, she needed to kill O'Melia, according to police.
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