West Midlands

205 known cases 1993 – 2024

60 inquiry & official reports

DateVictimLocationEventCommentdownload
04 Mar 2024Shay Kang (10)Bowley RegisParanoid schizophrenic woman repeatedly and fatally stabbed her 10-year-old daughterPrevious Police & Social Services contact. Diminished responsibility – Hospital order
30 Jul 2023Claire OrreyTelfordParanoid schizophrenic off his meds fatally batters his mother with a claw hammer and seriously injures his fatherDiminished responsibility – Sec 37/41 MHA
11 July 2023Matthew LynchHandsworthMentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally battered and stabbed manDiminished responsibility – ‘indefinite’ hospital order
11 Jun 2023Ethan John (11)

Elizabeth John (7)		Stoke on TrentMentally ill and disordered woman repeatedly and fatally stabbed and battered her childrenTrial of facts – indefinite hospital order
01 May 2023Suzanne HenryMadeleyPsychotic man repeately and fatally batters and strangles his motherDiminished responsibility – 7 years imprisonment
30 Oct 2022Akem Bailey (17)Ladywood, BirminghamMentally disordered teenager fatally stabbed friend and slashed another following release from psychiatric hospitalConvicted Manslaughter – Life minimum 11 years
08 Oct 2022Ali Salih AbdalaahBirminghamMentally disordered man fatally batters man who suffered a heart attackDiminished responsibility – jailed for 11 years & 5 year extended licence
18 Jun 2022Mark EspleyTelfordMentally ill man fatally stabs neighbourDiminished responsibility – Sec 37/41
15 Mar 2022Paul Hawkesford-BarnesCoventry Mentally disordered man fatally batters brother with a guitarDiminished responsibility – sentenced 20 years
27 Feb 2022Kenneth FordBirminghamMentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally batters his friend with a hammerDiminished responsibility – Life sentence –  min. 10 years
25 Jan 2022David Mario Lazar (5)Coventry Paranoid schizophrenic with delusions repeatedly and fatally stabbed her grandsonPrev MH History – diminished responsibility – indefinite hospital orderSentencing
19 Sept 2021Sukheet UppalWolverhamptonMentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally stabbed his wifeUndiagnosed schizophrenia – later suicide in prisonPFD
13 Aug 2021Harrison Louden (3)KidderminsterDepressed man fatally suffocates his young son and then took his own lifeCoroner ruled unlawful killing
20 Jul 2021Berris ThomasWolverhamptonParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed his father believing him to be a robotDiminished responsibility – indefinite detentionSentencing
08 Jun 2021Abdi MohamedWednesburyDeluded mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabbed insurance worker in planned attack.
Family say there’s convincing evidence it was a racist attack		Diminished responsibility – jailed for life – minimum 12 years
01 Jun 2021Mildred Whitmore (84)NuneatonMentally disordered ex-soldier fatally strangled a pensionerDiminished responsibility – life with minimum of 9 years 9 monthsSentencing
24 May 2021Lee GaddWalsallParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally kicks and stabs fatherDiminished responsibility – indefinite hospital order with restrictions
18 Apr 2021Peggy Wright (83)BirminghamDeluded paranoid schizophrenic sets fire to ‘wrong house’ killing elderly neighbourTreatment resistant – Diminished responsibility
25 Feb 2021Mark HoofCoventrySchizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed his friend and seriously assaulted victims’ girlfriendDiminished responsibility – 2 x life sentences minimum 16 years
17 Feb 2021Oliver KempStafford County HospitalMentally disordered man fatally attacked hospital patientDiminished responsibility – sentenced to 7 years one month
09 Feb 2021Christina RoweWorcesterDeluded paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs and strangles ex-girlfriend and attempts to kill her young daughterJudge: ‘appalling offences of the utmost gravity’ – Sec 45a minimum 16 yearsAppeal
22 Jan 2021Vidya Kaur (83)Birmingham City HospitalMentally disordered woman repeatedly and fatally banged vulnerable patient’s head on the floor Diminished responsibility – 7 years imprisonment
20 Nov 2020Edna May Davenport (83)WolverhamptonDemented woman fatally batters fellow care home residentHad previously assaulted her
20 Nov 2020Lauren BloomerTamworthFloridly psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed girlfriend then ran her overGuilty of manslaughter – apparent drug induced psychosisSentencing remarks
26 Sept 2020Susanna Van MarleCradleyPsychotic woman repeatedly and fatally stabbed motherLong history of severe mental illness – diminished responsibility
06 Sept 2020Jacob BillingtonBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs student and seriously injures and stabs seven othersLife – Sec 45a order with minimum of 21 yearsSentencing remarks

Multi-agency Inquiry

Coroner’s PFD
12 Jun 2020Judy FoxShifnalParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs her mother and disposes of bodyTrial of facts – unfit to plead
19 Mar 2020Wendy Morse (71)KnypersleyPsychotic and deluded man repeatedly and fatally batters pensionerLong MH history -diminished responsibility
25 Feb 2020Jasbir Kaur

Rupinder Bassan		OldburyMentally disordered man fatally and repeatedly stabbed Mum and stepdadHad previously tried to get MH help without successDHR Full

DHR Exec Summary

DHR Learning Points 
17 Feb 2020Ann MowbrayStudleyMan with dementia repeatedly and fatally stabbed wifeLater died in prisonPPO report
04 Sep 2019Lana NemcevaBurton on TrentMentally ill man fatally strangled his wife and then took his own life  
17 Aug 2019Belinda RosePerry Barr, BirminghamDepressed businessman fatally stabs support-worker employeeDiminished responsibility 
08 Aug 2019Dorothy Seekings (87)Clifton on DunsmoreMan with dementia fatally assaults vulnerable fellow resident of care homeHistory of previous violence & aggressionPFD report
13 June 2019Dean BaylissBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed man for no reasonDeteriorating mental state but untreated & undiagnosed
23 Feb 2019Gary CunninghamHarborne, BirminghamMentally disordered and depressed woman repeatedly and fatally stabbed partnerDiminished responsibility 
31 Jan 2019Mary PageBilstonMan with Aspergers fatally batters mentally ill motherDiminished responsibility case 
14 Jan 2019Amy GriffithsDroitwich SpaMentally disordered man fatally strangled, battered and stabbed womanPleadedguilty to murder – detained in BroadmoorLearning Lessons report
14 Sep 2018Blaine RockNuneatonParanoid schizophrenic drives at speed at road workers, causing multiple injuries & killing one of themNot guilty by reason of insanity 
27 Jul 2018Nigel AbbottSutton ColdfieldParanoid schizophrenic fatally batters stranger with metal poleFamily tried to call MH team 34 times without resultInquest PFD
11 Apr 2018Viktorija Sokolova (14)WolverhamptonSchizophrenic teenager rapes and repeatedly and fatally batters teenagerEx CAMHS patient 
21 Feb 2018Lynn McNallyTelfordParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs partner a day after release from psychiatric unitConvicted of murder
20 Feb 2018Bradd DarbyNuneatonMentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally stabbed manDiminished responsibility 
09 Feb 2018Jasmine Forrester (11)WolverhamptonMentally ill man carried out ‘frenzied and sustained’ fatal attack on great nieceFamily tried to get help from MH services without successSerious Case Review
09 Jan 2018Julie ClarkHerefordMentally ill man fatally and repeatedly stabs his motherTrial of facts as Unfit to pleadInquiry
04 Jan 2018Khalid YousefHandsworthPsychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabs friend and decapitates him in shopFound not guily by reason of insanityCoroner’s PFD
01 Dec 2017Susan WestwoodCoventryParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabbed motherLong MH History – upset about ‘milky tea’Appeal Court
12 Nov 2017Martin BriggsCradley HeathParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs man after previously assaulting relativesLong MH history but off meds 
11 Nov 2017Unnamed female residentNuneatonMentally ill woman attacks fellow care home resident causing fatal head injuryNursing home prosecuted by CQC – fined £80,000
21 Sep 2017Archie Spriggs (7)Church StrettonDepressed mother strangled and smothered her sonConvicted of murder
10 Aug 2017Harish KumarWest BromwichParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabbed man and drove body to Police station  
07 Jun 2017Brett RogersHMP Long LartinMentally disordered prisoners fatally strangle fellow prisoner after ‘being told by God’Had previously killed PPO report
31 Mar 2017Anthony BantingBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed strangerPreviously inpatient in secure unit 
28 Mar 2017Sebert Mitchell (87)BirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabbed and beat elderly father  
19 June 2016Umesh ParekhHandsworthParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger  
16 Mar 2016Elizabeth Hudson (84)OldburyMentally ill man fatally throws fellow care home resident to the floorHistory of previous violence – 8 previous incidents at care home
21 Feb 2016Lisa ReynoldsAbbey HultonParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs partnerWasn’t taking medication DHR
06 Oct 2015Malgorzata MarczakWorcesterDepressed man fatally batters and strangles wife  
05 June 2015Anne DunkleyMarston GreenParanoid schizophrenic fatally batters auntHistory of mental illnessDHR Exec Summary

DHR Full Report
30 May 2015Norasab HusseinHanley, StaffsMentally ill woman fatally stabbed partnerDiminished responsibility case 
06 Apr 2015Celia Powell (95)Stoke on TrentMentally ill man fatally bludgeons elderly mother  
04 Dec 2014Andrea CarrBirminghamMentally ill man strangles partnerHospital order 
18 Nov 2014Francesco LecceseBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs flatmateSec 45a 
12 Oct 2014Maja Galikowska (5)

Olga Galikowska (1)		Stoke on TrentMentally disordered woman fatally stabs her young childrenMH services closed case 2 days before incidentSerious Case Review
11 Oct 2014David AinscowKidsgroveParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs fatherWas unfit to plead 
22 Jul 2014Tia KounotaHalesowenParanoid schizophrenic fatally strangled girlfriend and set her alightHad stopped taking his medication 
07 Jul 2014Quoi Chang

Pin Cheng Chang		SolihullParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs parentsPolice called due to deteriorating MHDHR Exec Summary

DHR Full Report
28 Jun 2014Philip SilverstoneBelsize ParkParanoid schizophrenic fatally batters pensioners & later kills himself in prison Prison investigation
27 Jun 2014Cynthia Beamond (80)HalesowenParanoid schizophrenic fatally batters pensioners & later kills himself in prison See above
20 Jun 2014Janet MannNuneatonMentally disordered man fatally stabs disabled wife Sentencing Remarks
20 May 2014Beatrice Bennett (75)Market DraytonDepressed man fatally batters wife with dumbbell  
31 Jan 2014Leon DavisHandsworthDeluded paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbourHad contact with agencies 
30 Jan 2014Karen WildHanbury, WorcsMentally ill man fatally stabs his mother  
20 Jan 201473 year-old womanMalvernMan with Dementia fatally batters wifeNo recollection – unfit to pleadDHR Full

DHR Summary

02 Jan 2014Jean GazeleyNuneatonMentally disordered man administered morphine & fatally smothered his wife who had multiple sclerosisDiminished responsibility – alleged ‘mercy killing’ caseSentencing Remarks
27 Oct 2013John FletcherWolverhamptonMentally disordered woman fatally stabbed boyfriendAlcohol problems and failures of MH assessmentsDHR Full

DHR Exec Summ
10-17 Jul 2013Jane McRaeRowley RegisMentally ill man fatally batters wife then kills himselfUpset about knotweed in garden 
02 May 2013Amarjit Singh RaiBirminghamMentally ill man cuts man’s throat and fatally batters him  
13 Mar 2013Lillian Henderson (86)WalsallMentally ill man fatally punches elderly motherPrevious inpatientHigh Court 
07 Mar 2013Christina Edkins (16)BirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs schoolgirlMany apparent failings in careExecutive Summary

Full Report

Inquiry


Inquiry Update

11 Jan 2013Wayne Busst

Ian Watson-Gladwish		BirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs Big Issue sellersSeriously psychotic at time 
13 Dec 2012Anthony BrownErdingtonMentally ill man convicted of man-slaughter of flatmate in MH hostelBrutal assault. Dim. responsibility & Sec 45a MHA 
31 Oct 2012Christine WilliamsonTelfordMan with Alzheimers fatally batters wife about the headPrev. warnings. Coroner said killing was preventable 
23 Oct 2012Maureen StoneTrentham, StaffsMan with dementia fatally batters care home resident with curtain pole  
06 Oct 2012Pauline GillenWalsallParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother with screwdriverMentally Ill for 10 years – substance abuse problems 
06 Oct 2012Jason DuffieldWalsallParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour & throws him off high rise
05 Sep 2012David PowellTiptonDepressed man fatally drives car at wife’s friend  
02 Jul 2012Janice SmithenBirminghamMentally ill man fatally batters mother with metal weights barMH historyDomestic Homicide Review
05 May 2012Nathan EdwardsBirminghamMentally ill man starts fire in hostel killing fellow residentMH history 
05 Apr 2012Marcus WyeBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs girlfriend’s stepfather in front of son  
25 Mar 2012Jonas DaraskaWolverhamptonParanoid schizophrenic batters friend with an axeMH problems ‘known to authorities’ but failed to treat 
12 Feb 2012Oliver SmithBirminghamSchizophrenic fatally stabs acquaintanceMH history 
29 Dec 2011Shadi AfrouziWolver-hamptonMentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabs wiife in front of 12 year old sonRisk of harm was predictable (Ind Inq 2013, DHR)Exec. Summary

  Full Report

05 Nov 2011Kevin JonesDudleyMan with schizophrenia fatally batters friend with a hammer and assaults victim’s motherConvicted of murder – 17 years minimum
26/7 Oct 2011Susan GrayStaffordParanoid schizophrenic fatally shoots mother in the faceHad been behaving erratically for a year before killingDHR – Full

  DHR – Exec Summary

25 Sep 2011Ahmed MohammedBirminghamMentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabs fatherLong term deterioration of MH 
31 Jul 2011Kerry SmithRowley RegisMental health patient fatally stabs ex-partnerLong history of previous violence 
19 Jul 2011Anita YoungBirminghamUnmedicated psychotic man fatally batters his mother to deathLong MH history – saw psychiatrist on day of attackDomestic Homicide Review
10 Jun 2011Ayesha White-MukumbiraStratford upon AvonDepressed woman kills daughterDrug history – Previous warning unheeded 
04 Mar 2011Anna CuporiovaStoke on TrentParanoid schizophrenic slits mother’s throat and dumps her in wheelie binUndiagnosed at time of incident 
9/11 Jan 2011Carol BrownBirminghamMentally ill woman fatally strangled mother  
14 Dec 2010Jane EdwardsHanwood, ShrewsburyPsychotic man (who killed sister in 1985) fatally and stabs friend 50 timesStopped Meds – Long MH history – released 2002INQUIRY REPORT
14 Dec 2010Jill Louis NevittOswestryMentally ill man fatally and repeatedly stabs wife 28 timesMH history of depression and PTSDINQUIRY REPORT
24 Nov 2010Audrey MeadleyEdgbastonMentally ill woman fatally stabs friendMH history – recently released from hospital against her wishes
23 Nov 2010Mesiach PearceBirminghamDemented man fatally batters care home residentUnfit to plead but found guilty of the act 
10 Nov 2010Shauna LeeCoventryMentally ill man bludgeons pregnant woman with hammer and dismembers bodyPrevious MH patient 
12 Oct 2010Wesley MorrisTelfordMentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally batters manDiminished responsibility – jailed for minimum 7.5 years
10 Oct 2010Violet ‘Marjorie’ Hughes (77)WednesfieldDemented care home resident fatally batters fellow resident with walking stickHad previously assaulted her with walking stick
13 Feb 2010Alia Ahmed Jama (3yrs)BirminghamParanoid Schizophrenic woman repeatedly and fatally stabs daughter then pours acid all over her bodyFamily concerns. Some SS and Police involvement before killingSerious Case Review
11 Feb 2010Gabrielle Grady (5)EveshamMentally ill man kills daughter by driving into icy riverHistory of previous violence – previous warnings, info not sharedSerious Case Reveiw
27 Jun 2009Margaret Casey (83)EdgbastonMentally ill woman bludgeons elderly mother to deathLengthy MH history – not taking medsINQUIRY REPORT
14 Dec 2008Noel SlevinCoventryMentally disordered woman repeatedly and fatally battered brotherDiminished responsibility – sentenced to five years
29 Sep 2008Mark CannonLichfieldMentally ill woman repeatedly and fatally stabs partner  
28 Jul 2008Patricia FortCastle BromwichMentally ill man fatally stabs mother 80 times Appeal Court
20 May 2008Glenn HollinsheadStoke on TrentPsychotic woman fatally stabs man, afterwards repeatedly hit her head with hammer and jumped off 50′ bridge
17 May 2008Khyra Ishraq (7)HandsworthMentally ill parents fatally starve young daughterJudge said they displayed ‘horrific cruelty’ – Diminished responisbility 
30 Aug 2006Fatina BassouCoventryMentally ill man fatally stabs wife  
22 Aug 2006William Plant (76)WalsallParanoid Schizophrenic kills stranger breaking every bone in his face – 130 serious injuries. Absconded from psych hospitalPsychiatric inpatientFull Report
02 Aug 2006Beverley GoodwinWalsallMentally disordered man fatally and repeatedly stabs wifeDiminished responsibility – sentenced to five years
09 Jul 2006Irene Watling (83)CoventryMentally disordered woman kills elderly woman by setting fire to her bed  
28 Jun 2006Geoffrey WatkinsStaffordMentally disordered man fatally stabs acquaintance in ‘frenzied attack’Previously tried to kill his mother – Diminished responsibility 
10 May 2006Courtney Kennedy (6)Kings NortonMentally ill woman fatally strangles daughter with skipping ropePrevious contact with MH services 
06 Feb 2006Troy Simpson (6 mths)SmethwickMentally disordered man takes young baby from cot and fatally dumps him in streamHistory of violence & psychiatric problems. Convicted manslaughter, minimum 3yrs plus sentence
19 Oct 2005Elaine WainCoventryParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour 130 times
03 Oct 2005Vera Roberts (73)Whitchurch, SalopSchizophrenic with history of violence fatally batters mother with hammer and pokerInd Inq 2008. found good practice – criticised internal investigationFull_Report
20 Aug 2005Susan LoweErdingtonMentally ill man fatally batters wife with axeThreatened suicide 
21 Jul 2005Francis RyanWalsallMentally disordered man repeatedly fatally battered friend with meat cleaver and lump hammerMurder conviction overturned on appealAppeal
12 Jul 2005Ibrahim HaroonDudleyMentally disordered man fatally stabbed his friendDiminished responsibility – appealed sentenceAppeal
05 Feb 2005Colette LynchRugbyPsychotic schizophrenic fatally stabbed his wife (many previous warnings)Very critical Indep Inq 2006Full Report

Inquest Report
03 Jan 2005Fiona StephensonRugbyStabbed his wife thinking she was having an affairInd Inq 2006. Previous violenceFull Report
19 Jun 2004Hazel DixRedditch, WorcsParanoid Schizophrenic fatally stabs and dismembers wife (released after previous murder of woman)Previous serious violence – Long MH history in care of local services 
21 May 2004DC Michael SwindellsBirmingham M6Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabbed policeman who was trying to arrest himInd Inq 2009. Hadn’t taken meds, previous sectionsFull Report
30 Apr 2004Bharana Krishna NamootyCoventryEx Mental patient strangled girlfriend  
16 Sep 2003Kevin HooperOldburyMentally ill woman repeatedly and fatally stabs man  
23 Jul 2003Sheila LochlinRedditch, WorcsDepressive strangles partner and attempts suicidedetained under MHA 
27 Nov 2002Irene NormanWolverhamptonMH patient drowned neighbourInd Inq 2006Full Report 
22 Nov 2002Barbara LynchBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly batters neighbour with clawhammerHistory of MH problems
16 Sep 2002Balbir KaurBirminghamParanoid Schizophrenic kills shopkeeper with machete and attacks anotherInd Inq 2005Full Report
29 Apr 2002Robert EdwardsRowley RegisSchizophrenic fatally stabs flatmate more than 30 timesPrevious Hospital order for affray but released after 5 weeks 
20 Apr 2002Craig BeesleyBirminghamSchizophrenic (undiagnosed?) drives car at crowd outside pub killing oneSchizophrenic drives car at crowd outside pub killing one 
12 July 2001Nazia BegumFoleshill, CoventryMentally ill and depressed man fatally stabs sisterDiminished responsibility 
09 June 2001Raymond SmithLeamingtonMentally disordered woman fatally stabs partnerDiminished responsibility – jailed for 3 years
12 May 2001Rosie Ross (16)BirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabs sunbathing schoolgirlIndefinite detention
10-13 May 2001Colin FoulkesShrewsburySchizophrenic man fatally batters housemate with an axeHad previously killed Julian Sanders in Birmingham 
10 Oct 2000Susan Hall (Mother)

Clifford (grandfather)

Lynda (aunt)		CoventryParanoid Schizophenic kills family with hammer  
26 May 2000Margaret Manning (77)BirminghamMentally ill man fatally strangles partner  
11 Feb 2000Shamim AkhtarBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally stabbed wife in front of children whilst on unsuper-vised release from MH unitCritical Ind Inq 2004Inquiry
13 Dec 1999Melanie Harris (18 months)SolihullMentally ill woman fatally poisons daughter with anti-depressant drugGot 3 years probation 
04 Oct 1999Helen Stafford
Kelly Stafford (8)
Danny Stafford (7)
Joel Stafford (2)		BirminghamDepressed man fatally batters and stabs his wife and children and then takes his own lifeInquest finding – unlawful killing and suicide
05 Jul 1999Lewis HodgeBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic kills victim with macheteInd Inq 2004, previous violenceInquiry
03 Jul 1999John DaviesLeamington SpaMentally disordered man (alcohol dependency syndrome) fatally stabs brotherOriginal murder conviction overturned by Court of AppealAppeal
01 May 1999Lorraine HowellWolverhamptonDepressed man throttled and decapitated next door neighbour  
7-12 Apr 1999Ann-Marie HanleyCoventryMentally ill woman fatally battered and stabbed a friendDiminished responsibility 
23 Dec 1998Melanie GwiltStoke on TrentMentally disordered man kicked young mother to deathOn probation for wounding at time – diminished responsibility 
08 Sep 1998Ruksana BegumBirminghamDeluded Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour  
11 May 1998Richard ChandlerWarwickshireMH double homicide (drove into them)Ind Inq 2000 (released 2002 after 3 yrs)Inquiry
11 May 1998Richard AstonLeamington, WarwicksMH double homicide (drove into them)Ind Inq 2000 (released 2002 after 3 yrs)Inquiry
May 1998Myles Spink (8 weeks)TelfordMentally disordered man fatally shakes young babyDiminished responsibility
Apr 1998New-born babyEccleshallMentally disordered teenager drowns her new born babyConvicted of Infanticide – Two years probation
14 Feb 1998Trevor BlackfordBirminghamMentally disordered man with paranoid schizophrenia fatally stabbed manMurder conviction successfully appealed – Sec 37/41Appeal
25 Sep 1997Mohammed AtlasBirminghamMH homicideInd Inq 2000Inquiry
21 Sept 1997Angela SteemsonWalsallMentally disordered man fatally strangled his wifeDiminished responsibility
17 Aug 1997Geraldine SimpsonBirminghamMH homicide of woman by throwing her from 12th floor flatInd Inq 2001Inquiry
May 1997Glenys AdamsStokeMentally ill man repeated hacked wife to death after bringing her cup of teaPrevious MH history 
04 Mar 1997Lynn BradburyIpstonesMentally ill man fatally batters partner with hammer3 yr sentence 
09 Dec 1996Linda ThomasBirminghamMentally disordered and jealous man fatally battered his wife with a hammerDiminished responsibility – sentenced to three years
28-30 Jul 1996Emma Khanian (15 mths)TiptonMentally ill woman fatally battered and stabbed young daughter and dropped her on her headDiminished responsibility – hospital order
01 Mar 1996Christopher Lloyd (4)WolverhamptonMentally disordered woman fatally poisoned her son with saltDiminished responsibility – alleged Munchausen’s case
12 Feb 1996Liam Wallis (4)OldburyPsychotic ex-boxer fatally punched young childLife sentence after pleading diminished responsibility
29 Dec 1995Thomas MacGregorBordesley GreenMentally ill man fatally attacks stranger after stabbing supermarket shoppers  
15 Nov 1995Peter O’TooleWorcesterParanoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs his fatherDetained indefinitely – parents had tried to get him to see a psychiatrist beforehand
19-22 Oct 1995Julie Ann Pepper (Julie Pearce)CannockMentally disordered man fatally punched and kicked his girlfriendDiminished responsibility – jailed for life
01 Oct 1995Emma Louise Cartwright (14)KingswinfordMentally disordered man fatally strangled his daughterDiminished responsibility – jailed for 3 years
11 Sep 1995Sam ViggarsNewcastle under LymeMentally ill woman fatally punched and kicked disabled fatherDiminished Responsibility – Inquiry held 
31 Aug 1995Stephen BoultonWalsallMentally disordered man fatally strangles flatmateOriginally convicted of murder overturned on appeal after new psychiatric evidenceAppeal
28 Jul 1995Richard Redshaw (12)

Tom Redshaw 		CoventryMH patient sets fire to flat killing neighbour and his son.Ind Inq 1997Inquiry
31 May 1995Barbara Mary WheaverGrindon, nr LeekMentally ill man kills wifeInq report 1996 
06 Mar 1995Emily Barker (85)BirminghamMentally disordered man fatally suffocated his sick motherDiminished responsibility – alleged mercy killing case – two years probation
11 Feb 1995Angela HendyTelfordMentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally batters partnerDiminished responsibility – jailed for five years
Jan 1995Jason DavisWorcesterDepressed man repeatedly & fatally battered flatmate with a hammer and attempted to rape his flatmate’s girlfriendDiminished responsibility
04 Dec 1994Faheen ZamanBirminghamParanoid and deluded man fatally strangled his partner with a beltDiminished responsibility – five years imprisonment
21 July 1994John HadleyKenilworthParanoid and deluded man breaks into house & repeatedly and fatally stabs manDiminished responsibility
04 July 1994Kulvinder Kaur SamraSmethwick, BirminghamMentally disordered man fatally stabs wife with swordDiminished responsibility – Sent to Rampton Appeal
02 July 1994Valerie LaceyBurton-on-TrentMentally disordered man fatally strangled his wife & attempted to take his lifeDiminished responsibility – five years imprisonment
06 Jun 1994Iris PhillipsCoventryMentally disordered and psychotic arsonist fatally sets fire to pensioner’s house
28 Apr 1994Christopher Southam (6 mnths)WillenhallMentally disordered and depressed young mother fatally drowned babyAdmitted infanticide – three years probation
06 Mar 1994Trefor RichardsBirmingham Paranoid schizophrenic fatally cuts disabled man’s throat in homeless hostelDiminished resposibility – indefinite hospital order
01 Feb 1994Ronald (Reynold) SimpsonBirmingham Mentally disordered man fatally bludgeons man with a spirit level and a hammerDiminished responsibility – jailed for three years
30 Dec 1993Thomas Spence BirminghamMentally ill and paranoid psychotic man fatally battered his neighbour with a pick-axe handleDiminished responsibility – indefinitely detained
28 Oct 1993Nora South (78)Sutton ColdfieldDepressed man repeatedly and fatally stabbed disabled wife on day he was due to see a psychiatristDiminished responsibility – probation for three years
10 Sep 1993DC James BourkeBirminghamParanoid schizophrenic fatally battered neighbour  
21 Jun 1993Robert Brown (16)TunstallMentally disordered student fatally stabbed younger brotherDiminished responsibility
05 Jun 1993Kindo Kaur NaharHandsworthDepressed man fatally repeatedly and stabbed his wife in front of their childrenDiminished responsibility – sentenced to 5 years
01 Jun 1993Daniel Hollingworth (14)TelfordDepressed man unlawfully kills young friend whilst trying to take his own lifeDiminished responsibility – jailed for five years
21 Feb 1993Colin ReadCongletonMentally disordered man fatally stabbed acquaintanceDiminished responsibility

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