‘Bridgeport Cannibal Killer’ is granted a conditional release in Connecticut

A Connecticut -man called “Bridgeport Cannibal Killer” has been granted a conditional release, according to several reports.

In 2013, Tyree Smith was not found guilty due to mental illness in relation to the killing of Angel Gonzalez in 2012, whose body was discovered after being hacked to death in a vacant apartment in Bridgeport, Per Npr. The outlet reported that Smith’s cousin testified that Smith admitted to eating one of Gonzalez’s eyeballs and part of his brain at that time.

According to the news socket NBC-CTSmith – who lives at Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown – was granted the conditional release after a review negotiation on his case by Connecticut Psychiatric Security Review Board on Friday 22 February.

Smith was originally placed on temporary leave status, where patients live in the hospital but are granted additional privileges on the ground and receive some outpatient services within society. The conditional release means that he will technically be released from the hospital-but he must follow structured monitoring and maintain specific mental health services and requirements, according to NBC-CT.

“He has maintained clinical stability. Followed the medicines and continued to conduct group and abuse treatment, ”Dr. Caren Teitelbaum, a forensic psychiatrist, during the negotiation, per local outlet WSFB. “He also denied visual hallucinations and a desire to harm others or himself.”

“To quote the director there (at the hospital) he is a joy,” she continued. “He is considered a support for the other people there. When he was stable, he was a really soothing presence for other patients. ”

Some members of society – including several Republican legislators – have expressed their dissatisfaction with the board’s decision.

In a split public statement Published on Connecticut Senate’s Republican’s official website, State Sens. Heather Somers, Paul Cicarella, Henri Martin and Stephen Harding described the decision as “outrageous” and “mind-bogging.”

The statement continued: “This terrible decision puts public security in danger and is yet another terrible message to send to CT violence and their families. This person should never be out. We are stupid about this injustice. In which universe is it okay? ”

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In addition, Gonzalez’s sister -in -law, Talitha Frazier, participated in the negotiation and expressed concern for the victim’s family.

“How do we really know that he won’t do it again?” she asked the board according to Associated Press.