{"id":300482,"date":"2025-11-30T21:05:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-blurred-lines-between-spirituality-and-mental-health-led-to-family-tragedy\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T21:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:05:08","slug":"how-blurred-lines-between-spirituality-and-mental-health-led-to-family-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-blurred-lines-between-spirituality-and-mental-health-led-to-family-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"How blurred lines between spirituality and mental health led to family tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wXJmtBTiDzI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How blurred lines between spirituality and mental health led to family tragedy\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wXJmtBTiDzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A man whose son attacked his family with a knife while suffering from undiagnosed schizophrenia has told Sky News, he mistook his son\u2019s mental health symptoms for a spiritual struggle. <\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Obinim killed his mother and seriously injured his dad and sister in Manchester in August last year and was detained under the mental health act. <\/p>\n<p>Sky\u2019s Shingi Mararike has been exploring the sometimes complicated relationship some religious communities have between their faith and mental health and how blurred lines between the two led to tragedy for the Obinim family.<\/p>\n<p>#religion #mentalhealth #skynews<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man whose son attacked his family with a knife while suffering from undiagnosed schizophrenia has told Sky News, he mistook his son\u2019s mental health symptoms for a spiritual struggle. 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