Mathew Flame not guilty of murder of Angry Anderson's son Liam
The man accused of killing Angry Anderson's son has been found not guilty of murder.
Mathew Flame has instead been convicted of the manslaughter of Liam Anderson.
The court previously heard the pair attended The Awful Things music event in the Sydney CBD in November 2018, before going back to a house in Queenscliff, on the Northern Beaches.
Matthew Flame has been found not guilty of Liam Anderson's murder. 9News
Liam Anderson and Mathew Flame had been to a music festival together that day. 9News
Flame argued at trial his use of MDMA that night unmasked his un-diagnosed schizophrenia. He told police he thought his friend Liam was a demon who was trying to kill him.
Psychiatrists were divided over whether Flame's psychosis was caused by the drugs he took that night, or if the drugs triggered an underlying condition of schizophrenia.
However, it took the jury just two days to find him guilty of the less serious charge of manslaughter.
Liam Anderson (L) with his father Australian rocker Angry Anderson (R). Instagram
Liam Anderson's mother was emotional outside court today. 9News
In an extraordinary act of forgiveness in court today, Liam Anderson's mother hugged Flame, and told reporters that "there are no winners".
"No one is winning out of this," she said outside court today, adding that she has forgiven her son's killer.
Flame's lawyer said his client was touched by the hug from Liam's mother.
"Very much so. Very much so. It was quite obvious and evident in court."
Flame will be sentenced next month. The 22-year-old is facing a maximum sentence of 25 years.
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