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Man Strangles Female Cop. Now He Says He Should Be Released Because Of PTSD From The Murder.

Hank Berrien

A Canadian man who was convicted of murdering a female policeman in 2015 is arguing that he should be released from prison because he suffers from PTSD caused by the murder.

In September 2015, Christopher Garnier, 30, met Truro officer Catherine Campbell, 36, at a bar in Halifax, then went with her to a McCully Street apartment. Once there, according to the prosecution, Garnier strangled Campbell in a “gruesome way, in that it would not have been quick and immediate. Her nose was broken; the cartilage in her neck was broken. He moved her body and concealed numerous pieces of evidence, some of which was never recovered.” Prosecutors noted that Garnier was training to become a firefighter, but never called 911 and did not attempt CPR.

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