Prof Michael Kopelman said memory gaps could occur in "emotional" violent crimes involving family members.

BBC: Gemma McCluskie

Professor Michael Kopelman, a neuropsychiatrist, told the Old Bailey that brain scans of Mr George had produced "severely abnormal" results.

BBC: Profile: Barry George

Professor Peter Kopelman of the Royal College of Physicians said he would like to see malnutrition checks become mandatory in English hospitals.

BBC: Image of an elderly patient

Prof Kopelman told the jury McCluskie said he suffered blackouts "infrequently" after drinking heavily and regularly smoking a strong form of cannabis.

BBC: Gemma McCluskie

Three months after his release, in 1963, at the age of twenty, he and a friend tried to rob the Kopelman jewelry store, in downtown Boston.

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