“I Was In A Trance And Controlled By The Devil” – Man Who Drove Knife Into His Fiancée’s Heart
Griffin told his murder trial that he heard voices and was “a spectator in my own body” as the fatal blows were delivered.
The 24-year-old, who denies murder, described to the jury how he knifed himself before stabbing Ms Mullings in the chest, the Croydon Advertiser reports.
Griffin gave evidence at the Old Bailey where his softly spoken voice was barely audible over the hum of the building’s heating system.
He told the jury that he put blood on the walls of their shared flat in Ravensdale Gardens, Upper Norwood, south London, to “rebuke the Devil”, and repeatedly shouted “you can’t have her” as Ms Mullings lay dying on the floor.
The accused also claimed her last words were to tell him not to take his own life.
Griffin said: “Somehow this was the Devil’s work. There was no other explanation for it – something evil had happened. “I felt like a spectator in my own body. I felt like a puppet on a string. “It was an out of body experience, like I was in a trance. “It was like when you spin around and then you suddenly stand still – everything was distorted.”
The prosecution has claimed the “real demons” of male aggression and violence were to blame for what they allege was domestic abuse.
Ms Mullings was killed by stab wounds to the heart and liver, according to pathologists.
Griffin then opened to door to the see Ms Mullings’ terrified daughter Hayley and her partner Chaise.
He said he tried to explain what had happened before leaving the flat “hoping to find a church”.
He ditched his clothes and walked half-n@ked, wearing only a hooded jacket, according to CCTV evidence produced by defence barrister Simon Tellow QC.
Griffin was detained under the Mental Health Act having walked to New Kent Road.
Police took him to hospital where was treated, arrested and later assessed by mental health professionals.
The trial continues.
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