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 Accused murderer claims insanity, says wife appeared like ‘a ghost’ before Perth stabbing – By Joanna Menagh Upendra Ihalahewa is claiming he was of unsound mind when he killed his wife Darshika Withana.(Supplied) Source:ANC News A man who claims he was insane at the time he killed his wife told police she appeared to him as if she were “a ghost” and “like a devil” before he attacked her with a knife at their Balga home, WA’s Supreme Court has been told. Key points: The man’s wife was stabbed repeatedly and had 37 defensive injuries He had been diagnosed with mental health problems in the years before The court heard he had not been taking his prescribed medication Upendra Pathmasri Ihalahewa, 46, is on trial accused of murdering 44-year-old Darshika Nilmini Kudaligama Withana in Perth on the morning of Sunday February 3 last year. Mr Ihalahewa admits he inflicted the ...