Man acquitted of attempting to murder two women as he was suffering from mental disorder

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A Lanarkshire man acquitted of attempting to murder two women as he was suffering from a mental disorder will be supervised by the authorities for the next three years.Gerald Stark,47, was given a supervision and treatment order by judge Alison Stirling following a hearing at the High Court in EdinburghHe stood trial earlier this year at the High Court in Glasgow, where jurors heard how he attacked a woman at a property in East Kilbride on October 30, 2021.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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