| Date |
Victim |
Location |
Event |
Comment |
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| Jul-93 |
Margaret Archer |
Trowbridge, Wilts |
MH homicide - killed wife with axe, then committed suicide |
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| Sep-93 |
Georgina Robinson |
Torbay |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabbed occ. therapist in acute psych ward |
Ind Inq 1995 MH failures, 'entirely predictable' previous assaults |
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| Apr-95 |
Muriel Viner |
Ferndown, Dorset |
MH patient kills mother with repeated blows from heavy metal disc and commits suicide |
MH patient repeatedly bludgeons mother then commits suicide |
Ind Inq 1996
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| Jul-95 |
Colin Beynon |
Bristol |
Schizophrenic batters father to death with hammer on home visit |
Ind Inq 1997 found "string of errors" |
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| Sep-95 |
Brother |
Glos |
MH Homicide |
Ind Inq 1997 |
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| May-96 |
Walter Creece |
Gloucester |
Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally batters elderly neighbour with a hammer (frenzied attack) |
Later escaped from Fromeside. Later still suicide there |
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| Aug-97 |
Joseph Osmond |
Salisbury, Wiltshire |
Mentally ill man fatally and repeatedly stabbed landlord |
Ind Inq 1999. previously sectioned, then released before killing |
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| Oct-97 |
Peter Lewis |
Somerset |
MH homicide of partner after rape and abuse by carers |
Ind Inq 2000 |
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| Nov-97 |
Aiyse Sullivan |
Dorset |
Mentally ill man killed girlfriend (PD) |
IInd Inq 2000 |
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| Feb-98 |
Virginia (Ginny) Sivil |
Bath |
Schizophrenic fatally strangled partner whilst she was in labour with his child |
Ind Inq 2001 13 prev admissions. Prev. violence. Records a mess, No Insight |
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| Feb-98 |
unborn baby |
Bath |
Schizophrenic fatally strangled partner whilst she was in labour with his child |
Ind Inq 2001 13 prev admissions. Prev.violence. Records a mess, No Insight |
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| Apr-98 |
Michelle Lock |
Bournemouth |
Mentally ill man rapes and kills woman |
Ind Inq 2002 |
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| Jun-98 |
William Bodle |
Bournemouth |
MH homicide |
Ind Inq 2002 |
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| May-99 |
Michael Martin |
Almondsbury,
S Glos |
Paranoid schizophrenic kills father with pickaxe |
Ind Inq 2003. Father had repeatedly appealed to MH services for help |
436kb |
| Jan-00 |
David Harkin (6 mnths) |
Bristol |
Schizophrenic with autism fatally and repeatedly stabs baby brother (severing one hand) |
Previous history (later escape & Chepstow rape) |
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| Jan-00 |
Andrew Pennington |
Cheltenham |
Psychotic fatally and repeatedly stabbed councillor with samurai sword |
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| Apr-00 |
Donna Smart |
Shepton Mallet |
MH homicide of wife (alc) |
Ind Inq 2001 |
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| Apr-00 |
Carol Trethewey (Mrs S) |
St Austell, Cornwall |
Depressive repeatedly and fatally stabbed wife |
Ind Inq 2003, failings in care,got 3 yrs probation |
204kb |
| Nov-00 |
Tammy Little |
Hayle Toans, Cornwall |
Paranoid schizophrenic strangles partner |
Ind Inq 2003 found serious failings |
743kb |
| Aug-01 |
Shirley Cotton-Betteridge |
Bristol |
Psychopath fatally stabbed barmaid 40 times |
Previous violence. Broadmoor |
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| Feb-02 |
Ann Obray |
The Lizard, Cornwall |
Psychotic man fatally and repeatedly stabbed wife |
Ind Inq 2004 found catalogue of errors. Previous attempts to harm wife. Stopped meds 2 days before. |
489kb |
| Mar-02 |
Adelaide Howard |
Winterbourne, Bristol |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabbed elderly neighbour 42 times |
Ind Inq 2006 found many failings |
1.3Mb |
| May-02 |
Roy Warnes |
Plymouth |
Psychiatric patient kills neighbour |
Ind Inq 2004 found failings. Previous Inpatient |
267kb |
| Jan-03 |
Mario Pedro |
Bristol |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabs housemates |
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| Jan-03 |
Rui Garrido |
Bristol |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabs housemates |
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| May-03 |
Lyn Grant |
London |
Mentally ill man strangles wife in London then returns to Cornwall to kill himself |
Ind Inq, 2005 |
4.2Mb
(Internal)
4.4Mb
(Indep) |
| Oct-03 |
Flo Seccombe |
Plymouth |
Psychotic killed sleeping pensioner (stranger) by single stab to neck |
Previous history of MH problems, Paranoid, previously violent but month before MH concluded not in need of psych care. |
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| Nov-04 |
Lily Burrow (7) |
Tipton St John, Devon |
Delusional paranoid schizophrenic drowns 7 year old daughter |
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| Nov-04 |
Maxine Penfold |
Cullompton, Devon |
Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabbed mother |
Ind Inq 2006. Found poor records and teamwork. Mother sought help two weeks before incident |
118kb |
| Jul-05 |
Theo Middleton |
Wootten Basset, Wilts |
Psychotic batters parents to death with brick (Alcohol) |
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| Jul-05 |
Iris Middleton |
Wootten Basset, Wiltshire |
Psychotic batters parents to death with brick (Alcohol) |
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| Oct-05 |
Jeremy Drake |
Exeter |
Paranoid Scizophrenic beats stranger to death in launderette |
Off medication |
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| Jul-06 |
Steven Hoskin |
St. Austell |
MH patient tortures and murders learning disabled man |
Drug history - known MH patient |
131Kb
(SCR)
1.1Mb
(Indep) |
| Aug-06 |
three year old girl |
Ilfracombe, Devon |
Mentally ill woman fatally stabbed child 30 times |
sought help before incident |
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| Feb-07 |
Robert Newby |
Sticklepath |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs friend |
Depressive illness, new medication. Victim was also mentally ill |
1.5Mb |
| Feb-07 |
Sharon Stokes |
Exmouth |
MH patient kills woman with brick |
Family had tried to get him sectioned beforehand |
1.15Mb |
| Mar-07 |
Carl James |
Swindon |
Schizophrenic fatally stabbed friend 6 times |
Prev. threatened violence. Mother warned MH services |
2Mb |
| Apr-07 |
Philip Hendy |
Bristol |
Psychotic MH patient fatally stabbed stranger |
Repeated failings |
433kb |
| Apr-07 |
Ryan Manser (4) |
Exeter |
MH patient fatally smothers son |
SCR 2008.Later suicide in MH unit |
31kb |
| May-07 |
William Moss |
Newquay |
Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed friend |
Many failings - serious incident was 'foreseeable' |
280Kb |
| May-07 |
Brian Marsh |
Swindon |
Mentally ill man in frenzied fatal attack on stepfather, and attacks mother |
Many failings - Preventable homicide |
1Mb |
| Jun-07 |
Phyllis Deane (70) |
Shaldon/
Torquay Devon |
Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly bludgeons grandmother with hammer |
Indefinite detention under MHA. Had been discharged - not on meds. Inquiry found killing was preventable |
1.46Mb |
| Jul-07 |
Robert Crook |
Swindon |
Mentally ill man fatally batters parents with hammer then drives them to Lincoln |
Many service failings |
2Mb |
| Jul-07 |
Elsie Crook |
| Feb-08 |
Christian Puttock |
Clevedon, Avon |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs stranger |
Long MH hstory |
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| Apr-08 |
Alan Clark |
Salisbury |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs friend |
Dem Resp - hospital order MSU |
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| Jun-08 |
Joyce Lovell |
Donhead St Mary, Wilts |
Mentally ill man fatally batters mother |
Poor practice found |
896Kb |
| Nov-08 |
Arthur (Bob) Toop |
Bournemouth |
Mentally ill woman fatally batters parents |
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| Nov-08 |
Joan Toop |
Bournemouth |
Mentally ill woman fatally batters parents |
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| May-09 |
Sam Riddall (11) |
Bristol |
Mentally ill woman kills schoolboy whilst driving dangerously |
MH history - had been sectioned 4 times in previous year |
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| Jul-09 |
Sheila Iles |
Bristol |
Mentally ill man fatally stabs mother |
Heavy drug user |
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| Sep- 09 |
Gordon Ackrell |
Plymouth |
Paranoid schizophrenic fatally battered neighbour after earlier warning he would kill |
Long MH history - warned authorities he would kill |
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| Dec-09 |
Ivy Hawken |
Strete, Devon |
Mentally ill man murders fellow care home resident |
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| Apr-10 |
Leo Norris |
Brixham |
Mentally ill mother fatally smothers 10 day old baby |
MH history |
335kb |
| Jul-10 |
Dorothy Shepherd |
Winchcombe |
Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabs grandmother |
Cannabis user |
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| Aug-10 |
Rosemary Armstrong |
Bournemouth |
Mentally ill woman fatally stabs mother. |
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