DEFENCES

INSANITY

Case Study• Zakattak is a supporter of Saddam Hussein. Zakattack has

had a history of severe illness. He regularly visits a psychiatrist every Wednesday.

• For a long time he has held the conviction that Saddam has been unfairly victimised by the media. He has a tattoo of Saddam on his arm.

• Last month Zakattak had a heated debate with a customer at his local takeaway: Copley’s Fisheries. The worker called Shababnana apologised to Zakattak if the customer caused offence, not knowing that he was a big fan of the late dictator. Two days later when news of Saddam’s execution was being broadcast, Zakattak walked into Copley Fisheries and stabbed Shababnana in the arm, he was prevented from stabbing her again by co-worker Farraraa. Zakattak had a strange expression on his face before and after the attack, he didn’t seem to respond to people around him.