Illegal immigrant convicted of decapitating his girlfriend found not guilty due to mental illnessBy Alyssa Guzman
July 21, 2023
An illegal immigrant from Cuba who was convicted of murder earlier this year for decapitating his girlfriend in 2021 has been found not guilty due to his mental illness.
The reversal for Alexis Saborit, 42, who was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder in May, came Monday when a judge made the ruling about his mental competency.
Judge Caroline Lennon’s ruling cited psychologists who determined the immigrant’s “mental illness prevented him from understanding his actions were morally wrong,” according to Fox 9.
Saborit decapitated his 55-year-old girlfriend America Mafalda Thayer with a machete in Minneapolis in July 2021. Several people witnessed the gruesome broad-daylight attack.
One of the bystanders saw him pull Thayer’s body out of the car and then picked her head up by her hair.
Saborit reportedly went ballistic after Thayer told him she wanted to end their tumultuous, 12-year relationship, and his indictment revealed that he allegedly told a friend, “I’m going to chop her f–king head off” with a laugh days before the slaying.
Saborit waived his right to a jury trial, and his attorney has long claimed he suffered from mental health issues throughout the process.
However, Lennon determined in May he had made deliberate actions when he attacked Thayer.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/21/illegal-immigrant-42-who-decapitated-his-girlfriend-found-not-guilty-due-to-mental-illness/
