A 20-year-old US woman on trial for urging her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself was “involuntarily intoxicated” by anti-depressants at the time, a psychiatrist says. Michelle Carter had switched to a new drug that left her “unable to form intent”, Dr Peter Breggin said. She is charged with involuntary manslaughter for her role in the … Read more
A 20-year-old woman went on trial in the US state of Massachusetts on Tuesday, accused of persuading her teenage boyfriend to kill himself, in a case that could break new legal ground. Michelle Carter is charged with involuntary manslaughter and has waived her right to a jury trial, meaning her fate will be decided by … Read more
Former Olympic 110m hurdles champion Aries Merritt signaled a return to form after a 2015 kidney transplant by winning the 60m hurdles crown on Sunday at the US Indoor Track and Field Championships. Merritt captured his first US Indoors title since 2012, the year he also won the world indoor and Olympic hurdles titles, in … Read more
Reigning world indoor champions Michelle Carter, Jenn Suhr and Vashti Cunningham are among 39 Olympians in the field for the US Indoor Track and Field Championships that start Friday. The three-day meet at Albuquerque, New Mexico, also boasts 2012 Olympic champion Aries Merritt and two members of the US women’s gold medal 4x400m relay from … Read more