A Virginia man acquitted by reason of insanity in the 2019 killing of his landlord flees the United States while on an authorized short-term leave. Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the killing and is now the subject of authorities’ efforts after he did not return as required.
Court and case records cited by multiple outlets say Toshpulodzoda was granted a 48-hour pass from a mental health hospital. They report he failed to return within the allotted time and instead left the country, boarding a one-way flight to Tajikistan. The accounts focus on the circumstances of his departure during the period when he was permitted to be away.
While both outlets describe the same underlying case outcome and the same type of hospital pass, they differ slightly in emphasis: one highlights the acquittal and the escape, while the other spotlights the documented failure to return and the reported destination. Both frame the incident in terms of a breach of an authorized mental health leave tied to a court-ordered outcome from the earlier killing case.
