The attourney only hurt his client with insane theories like this.
Perhaps there would be a possibility if he stabbed her one time. But cutting someones head of is for shure not self-defense. Nobody could ever sell such a theory.
In fact the quranimal only followed his Muslim nature. He had not really free choice. But this will not help him, except for the case he would admit that Islam is a mental illness that took away his ability of free choice.
We all know this will never happen, because it is mission impossible to convince a Muslim lunatic that he is insane.
Actually I like this development. Then the punishment will be more harsh. He he he