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A jury at Bradford Crown Court heard that Wilkinson seemed disappointed at not having fired a single shot while in Afghanistan and had a fascination with what it was like to shoot someone.
Opening the trial, prosecutor Richard Mansell QC said Wilkinson was diagnosed with 'post-traumatic stress reaction' by an Army doctor and had since also been found to suffer from Asperger’s Syndrome, or a similar condition.
He denies murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, claiming he had 'gone crazy' and 'lost his head' when Mrs Garnett asked him to move out of her home.
The prosecutor said it was more likely the killing 'may have had something to do with a fascination with guns and killing and a desire to see what it was like to shoot someone, something which he had not managed to achieve in Afghanistan'.
Army veteran shot landlady dead at point blank range 'because he didn't kill anyone while serving in Afghanistan'
Aaron Wilkinson (pictured), from, Woodlesford, Leeds, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress after his tour of duty, blasted mother-of-two Judith Garnett, 52, to death at point-blank range.
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