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Kentucky mom Tiffanie Lucas to use insanity defense at trial as she faces murder charges for shooting deaths of her two young sons

Tiffanie Lucas, 32, is accused of shooting her sons Maurice Baker Jr., 6 – affectionately known as ‘Peanut’ – and his half-brother Jayden Howard, 9, inside their Shepherdsville home in November 2023.

Kentucky mom Tiffanie Lucas to use insanity defense at trial as she faces murder charges for shooting deaths of her two young sons By Rachel Bowman For Dailymail.Com
Published: 23:24 EDT, 18 September 2024 | Updated: 23:24 EDT, 18 September 2024

AKentuckywomanchargedwithfatallyshootinghertwoyoungsonsplanstouseaninsanitydefenseattrial,courtdocumentsrevealed. TiffanieLucas,32,isaccusedofshootinghersons MauriceBakerJr.,6–affectionatelyknownas‘Peanut’–andhishalf-brotherJaydenHoward,9,insidetheirShepherdsvillehomeinNovember2023. Policesaidthemotherinitiallyclaimedtheshootingwasanaccident andthatshewasmanipulatedintodoingit.  AmotionfiledinBullittCircuitCourtonSeptember11obtainedbyPeoplesaidadefenseattorneyforLucasplansto‘assertadefenseofinsanityatthetimeoftheallegedoffense.’ ‘[Thedefensei