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Insanity vs. Revenge: Double Slaying Case
15 Apr
Summary
- Defendant admits to stabbing two alumni near Angel Stadium.
- Jury to decide if defendant was insane during killings.
- Prosecution claims workplace anger, not illness, fueled murders.
In Santa Ana, a jury is deliberating the sanity of Ramy Fahim, who admitted to the fatal stabbings of two Chapman University alumni, Griffin Cuomo and Jonathan Bahm, in April 2022. The prosecution contends that Fahim's actions stemmed from workplace anger, while the defense argues he was insane due to schizophrenia.
Fahim, who moved to Southern California for a job at Pence Wealth Management, reportedly had a strained relationship with victim Griffin Cuomo. Evidence presented includes Fahim's writings detailing thoughts about murder and his claims that voices instructed him to commit the killings. The jury must decide if Fahim was more likely than not insane, which could lead to state hospital treatment instead of a life sentence without parole.
