| Date |
Victim |
Location |
Event |
Comment |
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| Mar-94 |
Lesley Kenny (10) |
Wythenshawe, Mcr |
Schizophrenic kills both children with a hammer |
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| Mar-94 |
Joseph Kenny (8) |
Wythenshawe, Mcr |
Schizophrenic kills both children with a hammer |
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| Sep-94 |
Harry Johnstone |
Oldham |
MH patient bludgeons man to death |
Ind Inq 1997 |
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| Dec-94 |
Stephen Cuddy |
Liverpool |
Paranoid schizophrenic stabs stranger |
Previous assault with blade on WPC weeks earlier |
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| Feb-96 |
Lee Kinch |
Huyton,
Merseyside |
Schizophrenic fatally stabs 14 year old |
sectioned twice. Inq initally kept secret |
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| Mar-96 |
Dennis Spencer |
Lancs |
MH patient killed neighbour |
Critical Ind Inq 1999 - catalogue of failures |
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| Mar-96 |
Hazel Horner |
Lower Darwen, Lancs |
MH patient kills wife and self a day aftter discharge from psych unit. |
Critical Ind Inq 1997 |
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| Nov-96 |
Kenneth Horrocks |
Bolton |
Paranoid Scizophrenic suffocates elderly neighbour |
Ind Inq 1998 - care and comms failures |
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| Dec-96 |
Paul Masters |
Wigan |
homicide by patient w brain injury |
Ind Inq 1999 |
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| Oct-98 |
Eileen Halewood |
Liverpool |
MH homicide of mother |
Ind Inq 2000 |
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| Oct-98 |
Irene
Lythgoe |
Wigan area |
MH homicide of mother |
Ind Inq 2000 |
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| Nov-98 |
Garry Warburton |
Lancs |
MH Homicide |
Ind Inq 2002 |
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| Nov-98 |
Heath Rowson |
Manchester |
MH Homicide |
Critical Ind Inq - 2001 |
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| Dec-98 |
Carol Houghton |
Birkenhead |
Schizophrenic fatally battered girlfriend around face and head. |
Ind Inq 2001, Ceased meds, previously sectioned after stabbing |
21kb |
| Sep-99 |
Liaquat Ali |
Bury |
MH homicide |
Ind Inq 2003. Previous threats of violence |
213kb |
| Dec-99 |
Eunice Watts |
Runcorn |
Schizophrenic fatally strangles wife and kills himself |
Ind Inq 2001 |
146kb |
| Feb-00 |
Joanne Whitelegg |
Bolton, Lancs |
MH patient fatally and repeatedly stabs friend 27 times |
Ind Inq 2003 |
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| Mar-00 |
Emma Jade Dyson (5 mnths) |
Burnley |
MH patient drowns baby daughter |
Long history of MH problems |
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| Sep-00 |
Matthew Murphy |
Manchester |
Mentally ill man with history of violence fatally and repeatedly stabs man |
previously jailed for knife attack - released early |
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| Oct-00 |
Michael Dickinson (7) |
Seascale, Cumbria |
Mother poisons son (Munchausens) |
Serious Case Review |
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| Nov-01 |
Aaron Elleray (18mnths) |
Bowness, Cumbria |
Psychotic mentally ill woman sets garden shed alight with baby son inside killing him |
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| Jan-02 |
Anthony Rigby |
Blackburn |
Schizophrenic with history of violence fatally shot friend in the back of the head, three months after release from hosptal |
Critical Ind Inq 2003 |
964kb |
| Feb-02 |
Hostel resident |
Manchester |
Mentally ill man kills fellow hostel resident |
Long MH history - Internal review only |
197kb |
| May-02 |
Harry Upton (75) |
Culcheth, Warrington |
Former MH patient fatally stabs pensioner during burglary |
Ind Inq 2005 |
176kb and 130kb |
| Jul-02 |
Celia Boyes |
Brierfield, Lancs |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs wife 74 times |
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| Mar-03 |
Patricia Jarvis |
Blackpool |
Psychotic fatally stabs and removes heart from wife, fatally stabs two children |
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| Mar-03 |
John Jarvis (11) |
Blackpool |
Psychotic fatally stabs and removes heart from wife, fatally stabs two children |
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| Mar-03 |
Stuart Jarvis (8) |
Blackpool |
Psychotic fatally stabs and removes heart from wife, fatally stabs two children |
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| Apr-03 |
David Crawford |
Crewe |
fatal stabbing by MH patient |
MH patient |
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| Jun-03 |
Chloe Fahey (5) |
Manchester |
Fatally stabbed daughter 52 times - attacked partner day before |
Ind Inq 2010 - recently released MH patient - family and school concerns ignored |
508kb |
| Jul-03 |
Hanane Parry |
Aintree Merseyside |
Schizophrenic murders two women, dumps dismembered bodies in binbags in alley |
Ind Inq 2006 - previously sectioned for stabbing, released as 'no risk', had warned of intention |
472kb |
| Jul-03 |
Pauline Stephen |
Aintree Merseyside |
Schizophrenic murders two women, dumps dismembered bodies in binbags in alley |
Ind Inq 2006 - previously sectioned for stabbing, released as 'no risk', had warned of intention |
472kb |
| Jul-03 |
Judith Hunter |
Manchester |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs ex partner 113 times - whilst not taking meds |
History of mental illness |
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| Jul-03 |
Richard Hodgson |
Nether Kellet, Lancs |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs neighbour and buries him in garden |
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| Aug-03 |
Stephen Bradley |
Wigan |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour |
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| Feb-04 |
Arthur Gadsby |
Liverpool |
Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally batters father with hammer the day he was due to be admitted to Psych hospital |
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| Mar-04 |
Alan Reece |
Formby, Lancs |
Schizophrenic son stabs parents, mother survives |
Had been diagnosed & asked for home visit, ignored. |
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| Apr-04 |
Mary Blain |
Liverpool |
Paranoid Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs elderly neighbour |
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| Jul-04 |
Janet Courtney |
St Annes, Lancs |
Mentally ill man strangled disabled wife |
detained indefinitely under MHA |
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| Jul-04 |
Charles Shaw |
Liverpool |
fatally stabbed boyfriend in the throat |
history of MH problems |
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| Jul-04 |
Sydney Blackwell |
Liverpool |
PD fatally battered and stabbed parents |
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| Jul-04 |
Jaqueline Blackwell |
Liverpool |
PD fatally battered and stabbed parents |
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| Sep-04 |
Terezia Sternberg Erova |
Salford |
Psychotic fatally stabs stranger |
Sectioned (BBC Film on this case) |
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| Jan-05 |
Premawatnie Dolamullage |
Thornton, Merseyside |
Depressive fatally strangled houskeeper with necktie. |
MH patient |
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Feb-
05 |
Edward Mills |
Liverpool |
Paranoid Schizophrenic bludgeons parents to death with hammer & tried to burn bodies |
Undiagnosed? |
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Feb-
05 |
Margaret Mills |
Liverpool |
Paranoid Schizophrenic bludgeons parents to death with hammer & tried to burn bodies |
Undiagnosed? |
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| Mar-05 |
Alison Lumsden |
Altrincham |
Depressive repeatedly and fatally slashes face and neck of partner |
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| Mar-05 |
Miriam Poulin |
Macclesfield |
Mental Health Patient sets fire to house killing woman |
drug user - MH history - brief Ind Investigation six years later |
330kb |
| Aug-05 |
James Brennan (6) |
Chorlton, Manchester |
Paranoid schizophrenic babysitter fatally stabbed sleeping young boy 73 times |
Diagnosed year earlier with drug induced psychosis |
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| Dec-05 |
Donelle Schofield |
Warrington |
MH patient strangled partner then killed himself |
Had warned of killing partner , no MH appt |
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| Mar-06 |
Joe Geeling (11) |
Bury, Gtr Manchester |
Mentally disordered youth fatally batters and stabs schoolboy |
Court found he was mentally disordered at time |
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| Apr-06 |
Andrew Anderson |
Barnston, Wirral |
Psychotic mentally ill man fatally stabbed lodger 39 times, mainly to face and head |
Previously sectioned twice. Before attack Mother had taken him twice to hospital the same day. Had reduced meds. |
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| Sep-06 |
Leslie Brown |
Warrington |
Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour after failing to take meds |
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| Nov-06 |
Kevin Redford |
Salford |
Mentally ill woman fatally stabs stepfather |
History of drug abuse and violence |
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| Dec-06 |
Jeannette Hullah |
Cheetham, Manchester |
Psychotic mentally ill man strangles and fatally stabs landlady in front of her child |
Indefinite detention under MHA |
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| Apr-07 |
Steven Calvert |
Toxteth Liverpool |
Psychotic fatally and repeatedly stabbed stepfather |
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| Aug-07 |
Rosalind McManus |
Birch Hill H, Rochdale, Lancs |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally strangled co-patient in Psych hospital believing her to be a spy |
MH patient in hospital |
1.65Mb |
| Oct-07 |
Thomas Grundy |
Islington, Liverpool |
Paranoid Scizophrenic fatally shoots stepfather |
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| Feb-08 |
Geeta Rao |
Wigan |
Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stab sister and mother |
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| Feb-08 |
Leela Rao |
Wigan |
Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stab sister and mother |
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| Mar-08 |
Alan Scott |
Allerton, Liverpool |
Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed parents |
Previous inpatient |
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| Mar-08 |
Stella Scott |
Allerton, Liverpool |
Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed parents |
Previous inpatient |
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| Apr-08 |
Philip Ellison |
Preston |
Psychiatric patient fatally stabs care worker during visit |
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| May-08 |
Abdo Saeed Al Selwi |
Huyton, Liverpool |
Mentally ill man fatally shoots newsagent |
Paranoid schizophrenia undetected until after incident |
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| Jun-08 |
Michael Kahan |
Manchester |
Recently released Schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger |
CCTV. Pennine Care NHS Trust. |
1.2Mb |
| Jul-08 |
Sidney Waller |
Manchester |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger |
internal inquiry found many failings |
1390kb |
| Aug-08 |
Judith Davidson |
Penrith |
Depressive fatally and repeatedly stabbed wife |
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| Nov-08 |
Romario Mullings-Sewell (2) |
Manchester |
Mentally ill woman fatally stabs children |
MH history, recent contact with MH services - discharged |
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| Nov-08 |
Delayno Mullings-Sewell (6m) |
Manchester |
Mentally ill woman fatally stabs children |
MH history, recent contact with MH services - discharged |
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| Dec-08 |
Patrick McGee |
Manchester |
Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs pensioner, decapitates him and leaves head in wheelie bin. |
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| Jan- 09 |
Jean Nevin (81) |
St Helens |
Mentally ill psychotic woman strangles elderly aunt. |
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| Jan-09 |
Patricia Smales |
Manchester |
Mentally ill man bludgeons wife to death with a brick |
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| Jan-09 |
Claire Marshall |
Millom, Cumbria |
Psychotic mentally ill man fatally stabs ex-girlfriend 41 times in front of her two children |
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| Apr-09 |
Chloe Fletcher (4) |
Wallasey, Merseyside |
Schizophrenic woman drowns daughter and attempts suicide. |
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150kb |
| Mar-10 |
Edna Gadsby |
Liverpool |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother (had previously murdered father in Feb 2004 - released 2006) |
MH staff unaware of previous warning signs |
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| Jun-10 |
David Bird |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Kevin Commons |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Darren Rewcastle |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Susan Hughes |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Kenneth Fishburn |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Isaac Dixon |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
James Jackson |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Jennifer Jackson |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Gary Purdham |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Jamie Clark |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Michael Pike |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Jane Robinson |
West Cumbria |
Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself |
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| Jun-10 |
Elsie Hayes |
Salford |
Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally batters mother with hammer, then stabs and mutilates her body |
Long MH history |
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| Nov-10 |
Muriel Richards (79) |
Ellesmere Port |
Psychotic pensioner with Dementia fatally and repeatedly batters wife in the head and face |
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| Jan-11 |
Peter Hopwood |
Rochdale |
Mentally ill man fatally beats stranger about the head |
MH History |
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| Apr-11 |
Bernadette Gallagher |
Preston |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother and mutilates her body |
MH History |
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| Apr-11 |
Ryan Livesey |
Blackburn |
Unmedicated paranoid schizophrenic punches and kicks friend to death |
Extensive drug and MH history |
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| Mar-11 |
Valerie Donnelly |
Preston |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs and slashes Mother 80 times |
MH History - due for 'emergency appointment' |
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| June-11 |
Harry Morris |
Warrington |
Psychotic man 'doing God's will' drowns stranger |
Drug history - Previous warnings about mental state, but no action taken after assesment |
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