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TIL a Sheffield man killed his neighbor using a bag of Pokémon cards after an argument. Suffering from psychosis worsened by cannabis, he bludgeoned, stamped, and beat the victim, later saying it was “an act of mercy.” He got life with 17 years minimum.

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