A man from Connecticut, U.S. accused of attempting to rob a woman at knifepoint in an elevator at the Mohegan Sun casino says he was sleepwalking at the time. [File photo]

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A man from Connecticut, U.S. accused of attempting to rob a woman at knifepoint in an elevator at the Mohegan Sun casino says he was sleepwalking at the time, AP reported.

Winston Riley was arrested on March 18 after the woman told police he had flashed a large knife and tried to grab her purse while the two were alone in a parking garage elevator.

Riley said he was awakened by the woman when she ran away in confusion and fright, attorney Nicholas D'Amato said.

D'Amato said that he plans to use a medical defense for Riley based on that claim. He said he's confirmed with Riley's family that the 27-year-old has had a problem with sleepwalking since he was a child. （點(diǎn)擊外媒網(wǎng)站查看原文）

嫌犯稱搶劫時(shí)在夢(mèng)游

?????? 據(jù)美聯(lián)社報(bào)道，美國(guó)康涅狄格州的一名男子被指控在金神大賭場(chǎng)里持刀搶劫一名女子未遂，不過該男子辯稱，當(dāng)時(shí)的他正在夢(mèng)游。

?????? 溫斯頓?賴?yán)?月18日被捕。女子向警察報(bào)案稱，他們兩人單獨(dú)乘坐停車場(chǎng)電梯時(shí)，他亮出了刀子，試圖奪走她的錢包。

?????? 律師尼古拉斯?達(dá)莫托說，據(jù)賴?yán)貞?，?dāng)這名女子驚慌逃走時(shí)，他才被女子驚醒。

?????? 達(dá)莫托表示，他計(jì)劃以這個(gè)說法為基礎(chǔ)對(duì)賴?yán)M(jìn)行醫(yī)療辯護(hù)。

?????? 他說，他已跟賴?yán)募胰俗C實(shí)，這名27歲的男子從小就有夢(mèng)游的毛病。

(China.org.cn June 11, 2012)