Prosecutors say AJ Armstrong's older brother had a psychotic breakdown because of his parents' murder, but the defense said he started spiraling months before.
In an emotional testimony, AJ Armstrong's brother's ex-girlfriend testified about the night of the murders and the aftermath on his mental health.That's how his then-girlfriend, Hannah Pilon, described it to the jury, as she sat across the courtroom from Josh's younger, half-brother,Josh is the biological son of Dawn Armstrong and was adopted as a child by Antonio Armstrong Sr.
She said Josh grabbed a "big shotgun" and ran out of the apartment. At some point, she said Josh told her A.J. had called and said someone had shot their parents. Pilon called 911.A few months after the murders, Josh "completely changed," she said. "There were no signs of mental illness or paranoia before the murders-and I want to be completely clear about that," she said, looking directly at jurors. "He was the most happy, loving person I had ever known.
According to that paperwork, Josh's "symptoms started six months after parents were murdered... symptoms include anxiety, paranoia, substance use. Patient admits to feeling suicidal." The documents stated Josh went to the hospital voluntarily at the urging of his grandparents and did not believe his brother murdered their parents. "The paranoia seems related to the trauma," it was noted in the records.
Daignault said he checked every window and exterior screen at the house after interviewing Armstrong. All of them were secure and locked from the inside, the blinds, undisturbed, he testified. Trask pointed out that Armstrong called 911 at 1:40 a.m. to say he heard shots from his parents' bedroom on the second floor. At 1:46 a.m., the first police officers arrived.
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