Insanity plea entered in bizarre murder By SUE ROLTLIFFE Examiner Staff Reporter 19yearold Penetang uishene man charged with seconddegree murder is in the early states of schizoid condi tion says Toronto psychiatrist Dr Robert Coultherd says Ronald Buttineau couldnt emo tionally appreciate his actions in the strangulation death of Emily Beatrice Dorsey last April His testimony came Monday on the opening day of the Bat tineau trial being held during Supreme Court of Ontario hear ing in Barrie Buttineau is pleading not guilty by means of insanity He was arrested after the body of Mrs Dorsey 69 was found in her home by police She had been strangled and was found with her underpants stuffed in her mouth and pillow and set of bathroom scales over her face in what rown attorney Jim Murphy described as bizarre murder She had been sexually assaulted Buttineau made voluntary statement about the April murder when he was arrested April 28 admitting he mur dered the woman who lived across the street from him Defense counsel John Gignac told Mr Justice Keith and the jury of four men and eight women he is not challenging the prosecutions evidence that Buttineau strangled and sex ually attacked the woman Instead he presented two of three medical witnesses Mon day in an attempt to prove But tineau was insane at the time of the murder Dr Coultherd of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry in Toronto examined Buttineau alter initial tests were made at the Penetanguishene Health entre and says he found withdrawti person whose cmo lions were often inap prlpriate HIC iRINNIIIr He said Buttineaus recital of the murder was done in flat voice and said he grinned at mopportune moments Dr oultherd said Buttineau confessdl to feelings of inade quacy in his relations with others and as slow learner in school was Ioncr He said Buttineau is distracted easily and suffers from some percep lual problems He would know what to do and he would know how to do it said Dr Coultherd but he wouldnt know how to start He said psychiatric tests showed an average intelli gence but said Buttineau hasnt lived up to the potential indicated Dr Coultherd says Buttineau would have been aware of what he was doing at the time of the murder He was well aware he was in the wrong being in the house he testified He said Buttineau would know he had his hands around Mrs Dorseys throat and would know he would cause harm But he probably wouldnt have realized the magnitude of what he had done Murphy asked if Buttineaus actions in covering his tracks once the woman was dead wouldnt reveal knowledge of guilt and Dr Coultherd agreed to point He said while some acts showed guilty others were inappropriate the sexual act and the use of pillows and scales on woman already dead actions he said were pointless Dr Coultherd testimony followed that of the only pro secution witness OPP inspec tor Tom Hill nsp Hill read statement both the Crown and defense lawyers agreed to which iti cluded the revelation Buttineau had voluntarily admitted to the murder He said Buttineau broke into the house in search of alcohol and money when he saw Mrs Dorsey was not in He was familiar with it having done odd jobs for her for number of years He said Butineau searched on both floors for money and at one point took can of soda pop from the refrigerator When Mrs Dorsey returned he was trapped and hid Insp Hill testified behind dresser in secondfloor guest room He placed the can in nearby closet After one unsuccesful at tempt to sneak out Buttineau made it to the stairs The woman heard him from her ad jacent bedroom Buttineau said in his state ment he lunged at her and held her by the throat until her lib3 LORNE BETTY HAY HAst rRAvEE SERVICE 7284700 45 Dunlop St Next to the Theatre Adair Volume Sales DIIIHHCluuuiHHI Warehouse Check the 20 60 DISCOUNTS on these items Crane Sinks Helmets 800 Pair of Wool Socks 30 Warehouse Desks ABS Pipe Fittings Jeans Jackets Boot Anchors Spark Plugs Stainless Steel Sinks 14 Canoe 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