Woman woke up in ‘bloody crime scene’, convinced she had murdered her husband, due to hallucinations from rare brain infection caused by ‘pioneering’ clinical trial [Video]

07:26 EDT 10 Jun 2024, updated 07:31 EDT 10 Jun 2024

A woman woke up convinced she’d murdered her husband after contracting an infection from a implant inserted into her brain as part of a clinical trial.

Sharon Martin, 54, had her world turned upside down when she woke to what she believed was a bloody crime scene in July 2021.

She could vividly see blood all over the bedroom as well as the gun with which she thought she had shot her husband, Chris.

But, in reality, nothing was there, and Chris was safe and sound asleep beside her.

Her screaming in fear of what she thought had happened woke Chris, who was confused as to what was going on.

After being reassured that Chris was okay, Mrs Martin sat on the edge of her bed, feeling as if she could see herself from above being ‘controlled by a puppet’.