澳洲一女子因精神分裂殘忍殺害8個孩子

An Australian woman who killed eight children in a stabbing attack at her home will not stand trial because she was of "unsound mind" at the time.

一名澳大利亞婦女在她的家中刺死了8個孩子，但是她不會面臨審判，因爲她當時“神志不清”。

Raina Thaiday was experiencing a psychotic episode when she turned on her four sons, three daughters and a niece in Cairns in December 2014.

2014年12月，住在凱恩斯的雷娜·泰戴伊精神病發作，瘋狂地衝向了她的4個兒子、3個女兒以及1個侄女。

The legal decision - made last month but only now made public - means she cannot be held criminally responsible.

上個月做出的法律裁決如今已對外公佈，稱她不能被追究刑事責任。

Thaiday, 40, is being held at a high-security centre in Brisbane. It is unclear if she will ever be released back into the community.

40歲的泰戴伊現在被關在布里斯班的一個戒備森嚴的中心，目前尚不清楚她是否會被釋放回歸社會。

The house where the children, aged between two and 14, were killed has been demolished. It has been replaced with a park to remember Malili, Angelina, Shantae, Rayden, Azariah, Daniel, Rodney and Patrenella.

被殺死的孩子們年齡在2到14歲，那所房子已經被拆除。如今它被一個公園所取代，用來紀念馬麗麗、安吉麗娜、桑塔、瑞德、亞撒利雅、丹尼爾、羅德尼和帕特蕾娜。

Experts said before the killings she had never been treated for mental illness. Several psychiatrists testified that it was likely that Thaiday's mental state had deteriorated in the months beforehand.

專家們稱，在殺害孩子們之前，泰戴伊並沒有接受過精神疾病的治療。但是幾位精神病醫生證明，有可能泰戴伊的精神狀態在幾個月之前就已經開始惡化。

Thaiday believed she was the "Chosen One" and became obsessed with cleansing to protect herself and her family from demons.

泰戴伊堅信自己是“被選中的人”，變得癡迷於清除惡魔以保衛自己和家人。

Forensic psychiatrist Dr Jane Phillips told the court: "She heard the sound of a bird and believed from hearing that sound it was a message she must kill the children to save them."

法醫精神病學家簡·菲利普斯博士告知法庭：“她聽到了一隻鳥的聲音，並且堅信這個聲音是種信號，她必須通過殺死孩子們來拯救他們。”