The Deanna Laney murders were the killings, by Deanna Laney, of her two oldest sons (Joshua, 8, and Luke, 6) by stoning.

On 3 April 2004, a jury

Jury

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 acquitted her of all charges by reason of insanity

Insanity

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During the investigation, Laney claimed God ordered her to bash in her sons' heads. Laney is a member of an Assemblies of God

Assemblies of God

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 church, where she sang in the choir.

Five mental health

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 experts were consulted in her case: two each by the prosecution and defense, and one by the judge. All of them arrived at the conclusion that Laney suffered from psychotic delusion

Delusion

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s which made her unable to know right from wrong at the time of the killings.