Ariel Castro Lawyer Concerned Client's Psychological Health Ignored
Said he asked for an evaluation of Castro multiple times before the Cleveland kidnapper committed suicide
Ariel Castro's lawyer said two requests were made for independent psychological evaluations to be conducted on his client, but both were denied.
Craig Weintraub noted those requests Wednesday morning after Castro, 53, was found hanged in his cell the night before.
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Just because someone hanged themselves, doesn't mean they had Psychological heath issues. Our society today wants to blame everything on something else, instead of making people take responsibility for their own actions. But I can understand how this doesn't look good for those who denied the requests.