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 READ MORE: Experts find Ozempic-like weight loss jabs slow Parkinson's By Chris Pollard Published: 12:26 BST, 10 June 2024 | Updated: 12:31 BST, 10 June 2024 e-mail View comments 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'.
Sharon Martin, 54, cannot work after frightening hallucination experience caused by clinical trial on her brain She had a titanium port delivery system installed behind her left ear that allowed GDNF — a growth protein — to be delivered directly into her brain tissue She was rushed to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, where she was told she had fluid and a cyst on the brain. Eventually, the sourc.