Twin killer NOT guilty of murder: Man, 25, who shot his ‘best friend’ brother in the head to stop him ‘going to God’ is cleared in court because of his mental incompetence
- Lucas Cawte, 25, has been found not guilty of the murder of his twin brother Jake
- He shot and killed Jake at property at Willunga, south of Adelaide, in March 2017
- A Supreme Court judge ruled that Lucas was not mentally competent at the time
- Court previously heard Lucas shot his brother twice to ‘stop him going to God’
A man who killed his twin brother with a shotgun has been found not guilty by reason of mental incompetence.
Lucas Brian Timothy Cawte, 25, shot his brother Jake in the head on a property at Willunga, south of Adelaide, in March last year.
In the South Australian Supreme Court on Thursday, Justice Kevin Nicholson ruled he was not mentally competent at the time.
A man who killed his twin brother has been found not guilty by reason of mental incompetence (pictured are Lucas, left, and Jake Cawte, right)

A court has previously heard Cawte shot his brother twice to stop him ‘going to God’ (pictured from left are Lucas and Jake Cawte with their father Tim)
The ruling followed a concession made last week by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A court has previously heard Cawte shot his brother twice to stop him ‘going to God’, and intended to take his own life but instead handed himself in to police.
The Cawte family described the pair as ‘best friends’, ABC News reported.
The brothers travelled to Indonesia together where they filmed travel movies, and were popular well-known members of their local community.
Cawte appeared in court by video link from James Nash House, where his counsel earlier said he is in a ‘very stable’ condition in a rehabilitation ward.
The court will now decide on the conditions of a licence for Cawte.
Justice Nicholson ordered two reports on his condition, and he will appear again in early December.

The brothers (Jake is pictured left, Lucas on the right) travelled to Indonesia together where they filmed travel movies, and were popular well-known members of their local community
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