77 known cases 1993 – 2019
24 inquiry reports
| Date | Victim | Location | Event | Comment | download |
| 05 May 2020 | John Rees (88) | Pen Y Graig, Rhondda | Schizophrenic woman fatally stabs and bludgeons elderly shopper & attempted to murder three others | Had previously sought help for deteriorating Mental Health | |
| 10 Sept 2019 | Thomas Gallagher | Cwmbran | Mentally disordered man repeatedly and fatally stabs father after broadband argument | Described as a savage and brutal attack | |
| 28 Feb 2019 | Lewis Stone | Borth, Nr Aberystwyth | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger | Previous inpatient & known to services | |
| 08 Jun 2018 | Amelia Brooke Harris (4) | Trealaw | Delusional paranoid schizophrenic woman drowns young daughter and sets body alight | Had been unwell for weeks before hand. Not guilty by reason of insanity | Sentencing remarks |
| 12 Jan 2017 | Janice ‘Rose’ Griffiths | Taff’s Well | Psychotic man fatally stabbed step-grandmother believing she was a witch | Long history of serious MH problems | |
| 9 Jun 2016 | James Hughes (8 weeks) | Shotton | Mentally disordered woman fatally smothers baby son | Reportedly Munchausens case | |
| 15 May 2016 | Gwilym Jones (71) | Ogmore Vale | Psychotic man fatally stabs elderly neighbour and seriously injures young woman | ||
| 10 Jan 2016 | Robert Sadler | Llanrumney | Insane woman sets fire to family home killing her father | ||
| 12 Dec 2014 | David Jones | Holyhead | Paranoid schizophrenic bludgeons man to death | Said he was getting messages from car number plates – Sec 45 | |
| 6 Nov 2014 | Cerys Yemm | Argoed | Mentally ill man fatally batters young woman | Recently released from prison with lack of aftercare | Inquiry |
| 8 Oct 2014 | Fred Hatch | Dinas Powys | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally attacks neighbour with claw hammer | Believed he was a witch | |
| 6 Mar 2014 | Darren Thomas | Cardiff prison | Mentally disordered man with schizophrenia repeatedly and fatally stabs cell mate | ||
| Mar-2014 | Patricia Durrant | Llandysul | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally slashed partner’s throat | MH history – not taking meds | |
| Aug-2013 | Caroline Parry | Newport | Depressed man fatally shoots ex-wife | Ten year history of depression and mental illness | IPCC Report |
| Oct-2012 | Paul Trevelyan | Porthcawl | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs father | Recent patient – substance abuse problems | |
| Oct-2012 | Karina Menzies | Cardiff | Paranoid schizophrenic kills disabled young mother and injures 17 others | Long MH history, off meds, nearly killed 13 others including children | Inquiry |
| Mar-12 | Suzanne Jones | Tremadog | Mentally ill delusional man strangles and stabs partner and repeatedly stabs son | Had become ill previous year | Serious Case Review |
| William Jones (2yrs) | |||||
| May-11 | Jennifer Mills-Westley | Tenerife | Recent Welsh patient with schizophrenia fatally stabs grandmother | Inq found many failings in care | Inquiry |
| Mar-11 | Stephen Rees | Cardiff | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally slashes hostel resident’s throat | Victim was also mentally ill | Inquiry |
| Nov-10 | Harley Ruck (11mths) | Abergavenny | Paranoid Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs baby daughter | Undiagnosed for years, Police attended hours before killing | Serious Case Review |
| May-10 | Glen Freaney | Cardiff | Mentally ill woman fatally strangles son | ||
| Mar-10 | Karen Welsh | Cardiff | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally beat and strangled nurse who befriended him | Sought help before killing | Inquiry |
| Jun-09 | Anthony Kitely | Cardiff | Schizophrenic man attempted to kill his mother then fatally and repeatedly stabbed his friend | Long MH history, recently released by MHRT agaisnt advice | Inquiry |
| Jun-09 | Zoe Anne David (4) | Newport | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally smothers daughter | Recent MH contact | Serious Case Review |
| May-09 | Margaret Ford (84) | Templeton, Pembs | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabs mother then cuts her throat | Long MH History – Family critical | Inquiry |
| Mar-09 | Anthony Williams | Pontardawe | Paranoid schizophrenic shoots father twice then repeatedly and fatally stabs him | ||
| Mar-09 | Gwen Poole | Llanbradach, Caerphilly | Deluded Schizophrenic mentally ill man fatally stabs pensioner (stranger) | Indefinite hospital order | Inquiry |
| Dec-08 | Kenneth Augur | Merthyr Tydfil | Mentally ill man (bipolar) kills neighbour with a hammer | Repeatedly asked MH services for help – ignored | Inquiry |
| Mar-08 | Michael Morgan | Hengoed, Wales | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabs father with samurai sword then unsucessfully attempts suicide | Indefinite hospital order | |
| 04 Aug-2007 | James Fortey | Newport, Gwent | Schizophrenic fatally stabs former school friend | Critical Ind Inq 2009 – not assertive enough | Inquiry |
| Mar-07 | Fr Paul Bennett | Aberdare | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly & fatally stabbed Priest (neighbour) frenzied attack | Ind Inq 2009 | Inquiry |
| Nov-06 | Caitlin Samuel (5) | Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire | MH patient, with Manic depression killed children | SCR 2008, Case notes, teamwork problems | Serious Case Review |
| Aidan Samuel (3) | |||||
| Oct-06 | Sandra Bowring (Vincent) | Rhyl, Denbighshire | MH patient fatally stabs woman five times | Ind Inq 2008. Long MH history – failings – avoidable – High risk to others | Inquiry |
| Aug- 06 | Baby A | South Wales | Mother with post natal depression fatally shakes baby | ||
| Jun-06 | Shirley Farley | South Wales | MH homicide then attempted suicide by stabbing, then sectioned | ||
| Apr-06 | Dean Shorney | Bargoed | MH patient fatally and repeatedly stabs victim. | Critical Ind Inq 2008. Known high risk of violence. | Inquiry |
| 24 Mar-2006 | Marian Rhoden | Penrhyn Bay, North Wales | depressive strangles partner with dementia | sentenced under MHA to psych hosp | |
| Oct-05 | Valerie Thomas (75) | Cardiff | MH patient fatally stabs elderly stranger (2nd choice) | Long MH history. Critical Ind Inq. No Risk ass. CCTV | Inquiry |
| May 05 | Aaron Gilbert (1) | Swansea | Mentally ill man fatally batters baby | MH history with offending | Serious Case Review |
| Apr-04 | Carys Williams | Porthcawl | Delusional mentally ill man fatally stabs wife | ||
| Apr-04 | Emma Proctor | Cwmbran | Paranoid Schizophrenic drives 4×4 into pedestrians at speed killing all three | GP had referred to MH services – DNA | |
| Martin Connop | |||||
| William John Gibbings | |||||
| Feb-04 | James Latham | Abercregan, South Wales | Schizophrenic pours petrol over house starts fire killing his father, brother and himself. (Mother survives) |
Parents not told of son’s paranoia | |
| Joseph Latham | |||||
| May 03 | Marjorie Glover (70) | Swansea | Mentally ill deluded pensioner strangles wife | Guilty to manslaughter detained indefinitely under MHA | |
| Mar-03 | Brian Dodd | Prestatyn | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly (28 times) stabbed a stranger | V critical indep inq 2004, previously slashed strangers throat 1996. released 2000. Prev danger to others noted. Had stopped meds | Inquiry |
| Feb-03 | Caroline Evans | Llangadog, Camarthen | MH patient fatally shot victim then shot himself | Ind Inq 2005 – Previously sectioned for shotgun threat. Public protection not considered | Inquiry |
| Jul-02 | Jordan Reid (23 months) | Saundersfoot, Pembs | Depressive let baby drown in sea in buggy | Had been refused palce in psych unit earlier. Fm Birmingham | |
| Dec-01 | Afryl Burr | Tredegar | Schizophrenic man fatally stabs mother and attempts to kill 2 police officers | ‘Freedom fighter for God, Welsh Osama Bin Laden’ | |
| Oct-01 | Steven Magee | Cardiff | Mentally ill man fatally batters neighbour | ||
| Sep-01 | Susan Doughty | Porthcawl | Demented & depressed man fatally batters wife with hammer | ||
| Jan-01 | Janet Worth | Ruthin, North Wales | Schizophrenic batters mother, pours petrol on her and sets her alight fatally | ||
| Jan-01 | Stephen Provoost | Cardiff | Schizophrenic fatally stabs son-in-law 20 times in front of pregnant daughter | Previous violence. Wife had warned police 24hrs before | |
| 26 Nov 2000 | John Hayward | Newport | Depressed woman fatally stabbed husband | Diminished responsibility – jailed for 1 year | |
| Sep-00 | Mary Griffiths | Bridgend | Mentally ill man fatally strangles wife | Major depressive illness | |
| Jul-00 | Catherine Mochrie | Barry, South Wales | Psychotic depressive (w paranoid delusions) fatally batters wife and four children and then hangs himself | Long MH history | |
| Bethan Mochrie | |||||
| Luke Mochrie | |||||
| Sian Mochrie | |||||
| James Mochrie | |||||
| Jul-00 | Emma Hall (12) | Whitelye, Monmouthshire | Depressive Schizophrenic fatally stabs daughter (to prevent 15 christian families from certain death and her ‘reincarnation’) | MH patient – Inq? Sentenced indef det. | |
| Jun-00 | Mabel Harrison (87) | Aberystwyth | Depressed man fatally slashed wife’s wrists and attempted suicide | ||
| Apr-00 | Colin Bloomfield | Cardiff (Jail) | Mentally ill man fatally strangles cellmate, gouges eyes and cuts out liver | ||
| 17 Mar 1999 | John Faithful | Talsarn | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs friend and seriously injures another | Detained indefinitely but convicted of another stabbing after release | |
| 08 Oct 1996 | Raymond Roberts | Wrexham | Mentally ill man kills his father | Hospital order | |
| May 96 | William (Ronnie) Crompton | Llandrindod Wells | Previously sectioned MH patient fatally stabs ex (52 times) and her boyfriend (38 times) | Just released from hospital | |
| Fiona Ovis | |||||
| 10 Feb 1996 | Jessica Parry (5) | Haverfordwest | Mentally disordered man with history of serious violence fatally batters young child | Diminished responsibility | |
| Oct-94 | Rachel Kyvetos | Trinant, Gwent | Psychotic mentally ill man fatally strangled ex-wife and buried her in garden | ||
| June 1994 | Susan Roberts | Llangefni, Gwynedd | Mentally ill man fatally stabbed ex wife in front of six children at woman’s refuge | Diminished responsibility | |
| Jan-94 | Angela Jones | Barry | Mentally ill man fatally stabs ex-wife | ||
| Jan 1994 | Harry Stephenson | Cardiff | Mentally ill man fatally stabs neighbour after assaulting two others | ||
| 21 Dec 1993 | Pat Morgan (75) | Bridgend | Mentally disordered woman repeatedly and fatally stabbed woman who let her in to use the telephone | Had previously killed her step-father. Sent to Broadmoor | |
| 30 Sep 1993 | Emma Page (17) | Llanwrtyd Wells | Depressed and mentally disordered man fatally shoots young student, a stranger |
I live near some of these incidents and never new about them. Sadly so many suffer from MH including myself. My heart goes out to families involved. Stress and poverty is causing people to have mental breakdowns specially when it comes to money and paying the bills. I think thats why so many of us is turning to Meditation and yoga.
Very interesting and I will recommend this site to others now.
Pat Durrant was my friend when she and James lived in Ross-on-Wye. He wasn’t very good at taking his medication and was frequently having visions of aliens invading and killing everyone.After one of these episodes he spent 6 months in a secure unit, during which time Pat was happier and more relaxed. However, she was persuaded to let him live with her again, as he was deemed to be non- violent. When I asked her why she was having him back in her house she said ” Where else is he going to go?”, indicating that she had had no choice in the matter.She was badly let down.