109 known cases 1993 – 2018
5 inquiry reports
| Date | Victim | Location | Event | Comment | download |
| 30 May 2019 | Paul Smith | Edinburgh | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs a stranger | Long history of mental illness – recently released from prison | |
| 21 Dec 2018 | Joanne Gallacher | Biggar | Mentally ill man fatally stabbed ex-partner 57 times | Released from hospital that day despite family concerns | |
| 17 Dec 2018 | Roddy Loughton | Edinburgh | Mentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally batters brother with hammer | ||
| 11 Nov 2018 | Kane Morris (10) | Coupar Angus | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed his young son and attacked young girl | Had barricaded front door hindering prompt access | |
| 01 Oct 2018 | Martyn Smyth (73) | Oban | Mentally ill man fatally batters, kicks and jumps on elderly neighbour & fatally punches another | ||
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| 23 Dec 2017 | Rafal Rymarkiewicz | Perth | Mentally ill man fatally stabs man at Christmas party | Detained in Carstairs | |
| 22 Dec 2017 | Beverly Bliss | Carrutherstown | Mentally ill man fatally stabs mother and assaults her partner | Awaiting NHS investigation | |
| 20 Oct 2017 | Mark Johnston | Dundee | Psychiatric patient fatally stabbed best friend 120 times two days after discharging himself from hospital | Transferred due to lack of beds & walked out | |
| 25 Sep 2017 | Gordon Diduca | Dundee | Mentally disordered man kills man with knife and crossbow | Culpable homicide – diminished responsibility | |
| 28 Apr 2017 | Patricia Gordon | Troon | Mentally disordered man fatally smothers wife | ||
| 12 Mar 2017 | Colin Skilbeck | Edinburgh | Mentally disordered woman fatally stabbed and threw boiling water over neighbour | ||
| 8 Mar 2017 | Anne Marie James | Wolverhampton | Recently released Edinburgh MH patient fatally stabs his sister and himself and assaults his mother | Inquest found failings in care contributed to the deaths | |
| 24 Sept 2016 | Nasreen Buksh | Glasgow | ‘Stressed’ husband fatally batters wife | Convicted of culpable homicide by diminished responsibility | |
| 3 Sep 2016 | Henry Wilson | Ayr | ‘Mentally tormented’ woman fatally smothers husband | Convicted of culpable homicide by diminished responsibility | |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Xin Xin Liu | Newton Mearns | Deluded mentally ill man fatally stabs wife 76 times | ||
| 2 Feb 15 | Chloe Sutherland (8 mnths) | Edinburgh | Post-natally depressed mother fatally smothers daughter | Unable to access care as baby ‘too old’ | INQUIRY |
| 4/5 Dec 14 | Scott Chiriseri (5) | Alva | Psychotic woman fatally stabs and mutilates young son | Thought she was on a special mission from God | |
| 7 July 14 | Andrew Main | Stenhousemuir | Psychotic man fatally batters and stabs father | Previous history of serious violence | |
| May-14 | Eileen Glassford | Uddingston | Insane man pushes woman into river where she drowns | Not guilty of murder by reason of insanity | |
| Mar-14 | Ryan McNeill | Glasgow | Mentally ill man repeatedly stabs stranger | Had previously attacked his father | |
| Oct-13 | Catherine Sandeman | Forfar | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabs girlfriend | Previous warnings about deterioration in mental health | |
| Aug-13 | Alexander Glassford | Glasgow | Paranoid scizophrenic fatally stabs stranger | Long history of mental illness | |
| Jul-13 | Craig MacKenzie | Edinburgh | Mentally ill man fatally stabs acquaintance | Had previously killed | |
| Apr/May 13 | Philomena Dunlevy | Edinburgh | Mentally ill man fatally batters and dismembers mother | ||
| Mar-13 | Ellen Ash (83) | Glasgow | Mentally disordered man fatally smothers mother | ||
| Oct-12 | Marie McCracken | East Kilbride | Mentally ill woman throws boiling water over friend then repeatedly and fatally batters her | Possible Medication problems | |
| 05 Oct 2012 | Anne Morris | Troon | Mentally ill man kills mother and attacks father who survives | Patient of Sussex Partnership Trust in England | Inquiry |
| 17 Jan 2012 | Carolyn Ellis | Edinburgh | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabs former girlfriend in the head | Prev MH history, had previouly told Drs about violent fantasies | |
| 28 Oct 2011 | Jane Kelly | Powmill | Schizophrenic man fatally strangles and stabs girlfriend | Previous warnings | Inquiry |
| 18 Sep 2011 | Douglas Hill | Glasgow | Mentally ill man fatally batters friend | ||
| 15 Jul 2011 | Jane (Barbara) Cumming | Longforgan | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabs wife and attempts suicide | Saw psychiatrist day before, but no beds available | |
| 24 June 2011 | Dawn McKenzie | Hamilton | Mentally disordered teenager fatally stabs foster mother | Released after five years | |
| 24 May 2011 | Michael Padden (84) | Dumbarton | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally punched and kicked father | Long MH history with violence, previously attacked Dad with axe | |
| 30 Mar 2011 | Robert Brereton | Forfar | Mentally ill woman repeatedly and fatally stabs former partner | Long MH history | |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Roger Gray | Edinburgh | Mentally ill man fatally stabs man 114 times | ||
| 07 Mar 2011 | Frances Craig | Glasgow | Mentally ill woman fatally stabbed mother 60 times | MH history – previous warnings of deteriorating mental health | |
| 23 Feb 2011 | Isabelle Cowley (4) | Inverness | Mentally disordered woman drowns her own daughter | ||
| Nov-10 | Karen Gallagher | Thornliebank | Mentally ill man fatally stabs girlfriend | ||
| Oct-10 | Michael Davis | Glasgow | Psychotic unmedicated mentally ill man fatally stabs stranger | Long MH history – Not taking medication | |
| Jul-10 | Scott Margery | Stevenston | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs man over £10 bet | History of violence | |
| Jul-10 | Margaret Burke | Blantyre | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabs a family friend. | ||
| Jun-10 | Marie-Rose McNeil | Rothesay, Isle of Bute | Schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly battered his mother and attempted to remove her brain. Not taking meds | ||
| 07 Feb 2010 | Ann Geddes | Camoustie | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally batters wife with axe | ||
| Jul-09 | Veronica Reid | Dundee | Severely mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabs his mother four days after release from Psychiatric hospital | ||
| Oct-08 | May Bryson | Bellshill, Lanark | Insane man fatally and repeatedly batters wife and attempts to strangle her | ||
| May 08 | Satpal Ghusar | Bishopbriggs, Glasgow | Mentally ill man fatally stabs stepfather | ||
| May 08 | Ann Brown | Badnaban | Mentally ill man fatally and repeatedly stabs wife | Depression a significant factor | |
| 16 Sept 2007 | Agnes Raffan | Arbroath | Mentally ill man fatally stabbed wife then tried to kill himself unsucessfully | Culpable homicide – diminished responsibility | |
| Aug-07 | Jacqeline Hughes | Glasgow | Psychotic repeatedly stabbed and battered partner (in front of children) | Partner asked for him to be sectioned days before. MH wouldn’t discuss with her. Stopped meds | |
| Jul-07 | Sandy Allen | Dalkieth, Midlothian | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabbed father 26 times | ||
| Jun-07 | Jim Ward | Ayr | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabbed father | Ind Inq 2009. Family warnings | Inquiry |
| Jun-07 | Rosa Limney | Methil, Fife | Schizophrenic man fatally batters mother about the head 13 times with an axe | ||
| Apr-07 | Ina Flaherty (69) | Glasgow | Man with Dementia fatally strangles wife | Avoids jail term but barred from pub | |
| Mar-07 | Susan Shivers | Glasgow | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs woman three times | ||
| Jan-07 | Mandy Williamson | Shetland Isles | Demented man fatally and repeated stabs wife (frenzied attack) then kills himself | No Investigation yet | |
| Sep-06 | Donna Rule | Girvan, Ayrshire | Mentally ill man fatally batters wife with mallet | Dementia and depression | |
| Jun-06 | Kevin Keegan | Paisley | Schizophrenic fatally stabbed acquaintance 29 times | Serious drug and alcohol problems | |
| Feb-05 | Susan Third (21) | Aberdeen | Psychotic mentally ill man strangles woman | Released after 4 years but recalled 7 months later | |
| Oct-04 | Stuart Robertson | Glasgow | MH patient killed victim with hammer | Prev discharged from psych hospital. History of serious violence | Inquiry |
| Sep-04 | Christine MacCowan | Balmedie | Mentally ill man batters wife with sledgehammer and strangles her | Depressive illness, Suicide attempts. Detained in psych hospital | |
| Jul-04 | Thomas Boyle | Glasgow | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs husband | Released after 18 months | |
| Apr-04 | William Meldrum | Edinburgh | Psychotic man repeatedly stabs and batters stepfather and cuts off his hand | Defence QC said he was ‘quite, quite mad’ | |
| Apr- 04 | Billy Clark | Ellon, Aberdeenshire | Psychotic man kills brother by running over him with a tractor (insane) | ||
| Nov- 03 | John Leather | Sanquhar | Depressive man fatally and repeatedly stabs father with two samurai swords | Guilty by diminished responsibility due to depressive mental illness | |
| Dec-02 | Brendan Gorrie | Leith | Mentally ill woman repeatedly and fatally batters son around head (then attempts suicide) | ||
| Sep-02 | Erin Gilmour (5) | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire | Mentally ill mother repeatedly and fatally battered daughter with claw hammer (and attacked another daughter) | ||
| Jun-02 | George Williamson | Edinburgh | Paranoid Schizophrenic batters stranger pensioner who subsequently dies | Long MH history | |
| 18 Oct 2001 | Caleb Ness (2 mnths) | Edinburgh | Mentally disordered man repeatedly & fatally shook baby | NHS Lothian case | |
| Aug-01 | John McClelland | Aberdeen | Schizophrenic fatally batters acquaintance with breeze block | History of not taking meds. Prev violence. D&A problems | |
| Mar-01 | Luke Gargan (4) | Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire | Insane man fatally batters child | ||
| Feb- 01 |
Eileen Howie | Turriff, Aberdeenshire | Insane man batters mother to death and sets fire to house | ||
| Jan-01 | Archibald Jeffrey | Kirkcudbright | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally punches, kicks and throttles stranger | ||
| 23 Sept 2000 | Rosina Mason | Cruden Bay | Mentally disordered man fatally strangled wife | 18 months imprisonment | |
| Feb-00 | Kenneth Greenan | Glasgow | Schizophrenic fatally stabs partner | MH history | |
| Oct-99 | John Dillon | Glasgow | MH patient fatally stabs another in Ruchill Hospital | ||
| 27 Oct-1999 | Derek Campbell (6) | Glasgow | Psychotic mother throws six year old from 14th floor of tower block | Prev MH history of depression | |
| Oct 1999 | William Scott | Condorrat | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger | Long previous MH history with violence | |
| Oct 1999 | John Houston Sinnamon | Glasgow | Insane ex-boxer fatally drowns witness to killing of Thomas Morgan | Sent to Carstairs | |
| Sept 1999 | Thomas Morgan | Glasgow | insane ex-boxer fatally drowns acquaintance | Sent to Carstairs | |
| 13 Apr 1999 | Frances Storrier | Haddington | Mentally ill & deluded man fatally batters wife with a hammer | Sent to Carstairs | |
| 28 Feb 1999 | Diane Hopkins | Polbeth | Recently released mental patient kills partner | ||
| 14 Jan 1999 | Ian Galbraith | Inverary | Mentally disordered woman fatally shoots husband | Changed law in Scotland on culpable homicide & diminsihed responsibility | |
| 05 Sept 1998 | James Heeney | New Stevenston | Schizophrenic man repeatedly and fatally batters man | Diminished responsibility, sent to Carstairs | |
| Aug-98 | Tracey Homer | Glasgow | Mentally ill man strangles woman in Glasgow then bludgeons man to death in London 4 days later | Long history of violence – trial heard illness due to abuse and psychopathy | |
| Jun-98 | Simon McCaskill | Edinburgh | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabs father in the heart & face then wounds mother | ||
| Apr-98 | Louise Miller (7) | Kilwinning | Mentally ill mother poisons children then attempts suicide | ||
| Apr-98 | Kevin Miller (7) | Kilwinning | Mentally ill mother poisons children then attempts suicide | ||
| Mar-98 | Coral Frerichs | Callender | Psychotic mentally ill man kills woman whilst driving recklessly ‘to escape mafia’ | MH history – licence not confiscated despite medical requests | |
| 12 Dec 97 | Hugh Ferris | Glasgow | Paranoid schizophrenic ties up and fatally punches man during burglary | Finding of facts in 2015 | |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Alexander McGibbon (19m) | Edinburgh | Depressed mother fatally smothered & suffocated her baby | Seen by psychiatrist in hospital days before but allowed to go home | |
| Jul-97 | Lizzie Duffy | Glasgow | Mentally ill man rapes woman and fatally throws her out of window on 6th floor flats | Extensive history of Mental illness and violence | |
| 30 Jun 1997 | Angela Thornton (17) | Irvine | Mentally ill man fatally batters and mutilates young girl | NHS Ayrshire probe announced but not published (?) | |
| Jun-97 | Benny McGurk | Castle Douglas | Schizophrenic bludgeons father to death, saws off head and kicks it around car park | ||
| 05 Jun 1997 | James Kidd (86) | Renfrew | Depressed man fatally strangled father | ||
| 12 Apr 1997 | Margaret Trench (79) | Paisley | Mentally ill man fatally stabs and strangles elderly grandmother | ||
| 16 Oct 1996 | Colin MacDonald (16) | Aberdeen | Mentally disordered boy fatally stabs teenager | ||
| 16 Jun 1996 | John Jessiman (79) | Huntly | Schizophrenic man repeatedly and fatally batters grandfather with hammer | Report sent to MWCS (but not published?) | |
| 03 May 1996 | Francis Keenan | Glasgow | Paranoid schizophrenic who had killed before repeatedly and fatally stabs stranger | ||
| 02 Nov 1995 | Raymond Armstrong | Paisley | Mentally ill man fatally bludgeons friend with masonry | Diminished responsibility | |
| Sept 1995 | Heather Grant | Coatbridge | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabbed girlfriend | ||
| 14 Aug 1995 | James Gatt (92) | Aberdeen | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally battered and stabbed grandfather | long MH history | |
| 25 Jun 1995 | Patricia Hunter | Grangemouth | Mentally ill and psychotic man fatally strangled wife believing her to be a zombie | ||
| 19 Oct 1994 | Dr Donald MacKay | Airdrie | Mentally disordered man fatally stabbed GP | ||
| 10 Oct 1994 | Eoghan Moy (2 weeks old) | Dumbarton | Mentally ill man threw two week old baby off bridge fatally | Not guilty by reason of insanity | |
| Oct 1994 | Sandra Bradley | Glenrothes | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally batters wife with a spade | Culpable homicide due to mental disorder ‘bordering on insanity | |
| 07 Sept 1994 | Dorothy McLeish (72) | Glasgow | Man with dementia fatally strangled his wife | ||
| Jun-94 | PC Lewis Fulton | Scotland | MH patient fatally stabbed policeman | Ind Inq | |
| 21 Feb-1994 | Brendan Holmes (3) | Largs | Mentally ill psychotic woman fatally stabs son 11 times | On release from Psychiatric ward at hospital at time |
is the man who killed my father john mcclelland in aberdeen still in prison ? i hope you rot in hell