253 known cases 1993 – 2023
94 investigations and official reports
In addition to the individual homicide inquiry reports available here, in September 2009 NHS North West published a study of all local mental health homicides between 2002 and July 2006 which had not been investigated properly.
They found 42 mental health homicides occurred in the area during that time.
By contrast only 22 cases have been found in press reports for the same period (involving 27 victims).
Of the 42 cases identified by the NHS North West report, 21 have still not been properly investigated.
In 2023 NHS England published a thematic review of five violent incidents by patients in Lancashire between 2019 – 2020
Date | Victim | Location | Event | Comment | download |
05 Feb 2023 | Esmaeil Tofigh | Manchester | Delusional undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally batters his neighbour with a hammer | Diminished responsibility Sec 37/41 Hospital order with restrictions | |
06 Nov 2022 | Alexis Karran | Manchester | Mentally disordered man fatally batters girlfriend with a claw hammer | Diminished responsibility – Hospital Order Sec 37/ 41 | |
24 Sept 2022 | Thomas Murphy | Manchester | Delusional paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs housemate | Diminished responsibility – Hospital Order Sec 37/ 41 | |
10 May 2022 | Lorraine Cullen | Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed his mother after misdiagnosis | Diminished responsibility – indefinite hospital order | |
22 Jan 2022 | Andrew McDiarmid | Heswall, Wirral | Psychotic man with epilepsy repeatedly and fatally stabbed his stepfather | Diminished responsibility – Hospital Order with restrictions Sec 37/41 | |
20 Nov 2021 | Anthony Tipping Patricia Livesey | Preston | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed parents hundreds of times | Long MH history – off meds, convicted of murder | |
08 Nov 2021 | Tamby Dowling | Chadderton | Schizophrenic and delusional man fatally and repeatedly stabbed ex partner | MH History – had been begging authorities to section him | |
30 Aug 2021 | Mohammed Mukhtar | Manchester | Mentally disordered woman fatally strangled her partner | Convicted of murder – Life with a minimum of 22.5 years | |
26 Jul 2021 | William Ludlow | Neston | Mentally disordered man fatally crashes his car into another at high speed after drinking | Convicted of death by dangerous driving | |
29 Mar 2021 | Simone Ambler | Blackpool | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed partner | Diminished responsibility – history of previous violence | |
06 Mar 2021 | Martin Dekker | Birkenhead | Mentally disordered man fatally bludgeons man with a hammer | History of killing animals – Guilty of murder – Life minimum of 33 years | |
29 Jan 2021 | Rose Marie Tinton (82) | Southport | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally batters elderly mother with lump hammer | Previously well but deteriorated during COVID | |
29 Jan 2021 | N’Taya Elliot-Cleverley | Liverpool | Mentally disordered man (undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia) fatally strangles his girlfriend in front of baby daughter | Convicted of murder – sentenced to life with minimum of 19 years | Sentencing Remarks |
22-23 Jun 2020 | Leon Blaney | Workington | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed and battered vulnerable brother with a knife and an axe | Diminished responsibility, sentenced to 21 years | |
03 June 2020 | Mandy Houghton | Nelson | Delusional and demented pensioner fatally battered neighbour with claw hammer | Trial of facts – history of mental ill health | |
22 May 2020 | Tom Walker | Nelson | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed his father | Recently released from hospital after previously attacking his Dad | |
07 May 2020 | Hyacinth Morris | Manchester | Severely depressed man fatally strangles his mother | Undiagnosed illness – diminished responsibility | |
22 Mar 2020 | Emily Jones (7) | Bolton | Paranoid schizophrenic woman off meds & known to be a danger to children,fatally attacks young girl | Sec 45a Hybrid order | Inquiry Assurance Review Sentencing Remarks |
06 Mar 2020 | Raymond Conlan (75) | Longton | Schizophrenic woman fatally assaults pensioner | Diminished responsibility. | |
27 Feb 2020 | Ryan Lowry | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly attacks his cousin | Long MH history – off meds, inadequate risk assessment | Inquiry |
01 Jan 2020 | Mark Roberts | New Brighton | Mentally disordered man fatally stabs neighbour with machete | History of prev. violence – diminished responsibility | |
20 Dec 2019 | Paul Cooke | Macclesfield | Mentally ill man fatally stabs man in the head and throws hot liquid over him | Diminished responsibility | |
11 Sept 2019 | Zakari Bennett-Eko (11 mths) | Manchester | Psychotic man with paranoid schizophrenia fatally throws young son into river | Had been to A&E 6 times before incident with concerns about his MH | Sentencing remarks Serious Case Review |
04 Sept 2019 | Marlene McCabe | Blackpool | Man with paranoid schizophrenia fatally batters his grandmother | Family previously raised concerns about his deterioration which went unheeded | Coroner’s PFD |
18 Aug 2019 | Pamela Mellor | Handforth, Cheshire | Mentally ill man fatally batters and strangles friend | Unfit to plead – hospital order | |
18 Jun 2019 | John MacMillan | Barrow in Furness | Mentally ill man fatally batters father days after release from psychiatric hospital | Released early due to bureaucratic error – Judge made critical comments | Inquiry |
29 Apr 2019 | Alex Davies | Parbold Hill, Lancs | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally and repeatedly stabs and batters young man | Convicted of murder – substantial planning & theft, planned more victims | |
28 Mar 2019 | Hassan Mohamoud | Toxteth, Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs acquaintance after hearing voices | ||
27 Mar 2019 | Barbara Heywood (80) | Bolton | Man with dementia fatally stabs wife | unfit to plead – trial of the facts | |
14 Feb 2019 | Jessie McKinley (91) | Freckleton | Man with Dementia fatally batters and kicks fellow care home resident | Not prosecuted because of his mental state | |
22 Jan 2019 | Mary Sowerby | Dearham, nr Maryport | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother in a ‘brutal and frenzied’ attack | Family had warned of his deterioration | Joint Inq & DHR |
14 Jan 2019 | Leanne Unsworth | Burnley | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally batters woman | Diminished responsibility | Inquiry |
14 Jan 2019 | Casey Lea Taylor (3) Darcey Stevens (1) | Bolton | Mentally disordered and paranoid woman fatally drugs her young children and herself | Previously referred to MH services 8 times but didn’t engage | |
03 Jan 2019 | David Capseed | Liverpool | Mentally disordered man with schizophrenia fatally battered acquaintance | Convicted of murder | Inquiry |
22 Aug 2018 | Julie Owens | Liverpool | Mentally disordered man with schizophrenia fatally battered his mother | Admitted manslaughter – jailed for four and a half years | Inquiry |
08 Jul 2018 | Patricia Franks (84) | Stockport | Mentally disordered man fatally bludgeoned sick wife with scaffolding pole and smothered her | Diminished responsibility | |
14 Jun 2018 | Graham Renshaw | Ellesmere Port | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed his father | ||
20 May 2018 | Jonathan Palgrave | Preston | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally punches mentally-ill fellow resident | Inquiry | |
26 Apr 2018 | Elizabeth Lacey | Garston, Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs his mother and injures another | Had been unwell for weeks before hand | Trust internal investigation |
Late Jan early Feb 2018 | William Phelan | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs vulnerable mentally ill friend | Convicted of murder | Learning Paper |
17 Oct 2017 | Tommy Grace | Prescot | Schizophrenic man repeatedly and fatally stabs stranger four days after discharge from prison | Previous history of mental illness and violence | |
26 Aug 2017 | James Lesicka (23 mths) | Wythenshawe, Manchester | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs son after breakdown following abuse by boyfriend | Sudden onset of iilness – Diminished responsibility | |
02 Jul 2017 | Jason Gregory | St Helens | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs friend in the heart with machete | Inquiry | |
30 May 2017 | Areena Saeed Shadia Salem (7) Rami Saeed (4) | Toxteth Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally suffocated his wife and drowned his children | Family had recently tried to get him MH help | |
22 Mar 2017 | Thomas Jones | Manchester | Mentally disordered man fatally stabs vulnerable man and sets his body alight | Convicted of murder – had killed before but had been released | Inquiry Assurance Review |
08 Dec 2016 | Anthony Culley | Oldham | Mentally ill and manic woman fatally stabs husband | History of previous violence | |
28 Nov 2016 | Natasha Wild | Rochdale | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs vulnerable girlfriend | History of MH problems & previous warnings | Inquiry |
30 Oct 2016 | Phillip Owen | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs man | Inquiry Assurance Review | |
26 Oct 2016 | Victor Maroukian | Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally batters co-worker with claw hammer | ||
31 Aug 2016 | Stephen O’Brien | Crewe | Mentally disordered man convicted of fatally stabbing man | Inquiry Report | |
25 Aug 2016 | Michael Keen | Darwen | Mentally disordered man repeatedly anf fatally stabbed acquaintance | Inquiry due | |
22 Aug 2016 | Jia Lu Huang | Manchester | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally batters man and seriously assaults his wife | Convicted of Manslaughter by diminished reponsibility | |
21 Jul 2016 | Nicola Howarth | Burnley | Mentally ill man fatally strangles partner | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs friend in the heart with machete | |
29 Feb 2016 | Julie Archer | Manchester | Deluded paranoid schizophrenic pours petrol on his sister and fatally sets her alight. | Convicted of murder – Life with a minimum of 27 years | |
08 Feb 2016 | William Lound | Salford | Paranoid schizophrenic with history of violence fatally stabs man | Had previously made threats to kill | Coroner PFD Report |
07 Feb 2016 | Maylyn Couperthwaite | Bury | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour and seriously injures her vulnerable mother | Known to services – Previous offending history with knives | |
02 Oct 2015 | Allan Wallace (86) | Huncoat, Lancs | Man with dementia fatally attacks and kicks fellow care home resident | Safeguarding Adults Review | |
29 Jul 2015 | Florence Higham (16 days) | Stockport | Mentally ill man inflicts multiple fatal injuries on young baby | SCR Inquiry | |
09 Jun 2015 | Ian Dollery | Lytham St Annes | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger | Long history of mental illness and violence.
Poor investigation. | Inquiry Appeal Court |
15 Apr 2015 | Bernadette Fox Sarah Fox | Bootle | Paranoid Schizophrenic strangles mother and fatally stabs sister | Off meds and abusing substances |
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25 Mar 2015 | Adam Nightingale | Rochdale | Mentally ill man with history of violence fatally punches stranger | Investigation finds death was preventable | INQUIRY |
31 Dec 2014 | Sandra Brotherton | Stockport | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs mother | History of MH problems – Failed to take meds | INQUIRY |
02 Dec 2014 | Edith Gravener (79) | St Helens | Depressed man strangles wife then kills himself | ||
19 Sept 2014 | Paul Brown Dorothy Brown | Liverpool | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabbed parents | Had sought psychiatric help the day before | Inquiry |
29 Apr 2014 | Carole Dyson | Adlington | Mentally disordered man fatally strangles wife | Inquiry | |
15 Apr 2014 | Mussad Mohsin | Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs father | ||
14 Dec-2013 | Glennis Brierley | Littleborough | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother | Long history of mental illness | |
13 Sept 2013 | David Rimmer | St Helens | Schizophrenic teenager fatally batters pensioner with bottle | Substance abuse problems | |
09 June 2013 | Carol Parr | Liverpool | Mentally ill woman fatally throttles her mother | Concerns raised with medics before incident | |
08 Jun 2013 | Alice McMeekin Katie Jenkin | Millom, Cumbria | Mentally ill man kills mother and sister with an axe | Discharged two days before incident | Court of Appeal |
09 Apr 2013 | Lisa Clay Joseph Chadwick (6) | Bolton-le-Sands | Mentally ill man fatally stabs partner and young son | High Court | |
28 Nov 2012 | Paula Clinton | Liverpool | Mentally ill man fatally stabs wife | ||
28 Nov 2012 | Brian Melling | Liverpool | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs boyfriend | Long history of deprivation, PD | |
4 – 7 Sep 2012 | Hazel Bailey (82) | Winsford | Demented man fatally batters wife with walking stick | DHR Exec Summ | |
31 Aug 2012 | Khalid Kassian Hassan | Manchester | Psychotic woman beats man to death | Previous history of psychotic mental illness | |
21 Aug 2012 | Jane Archbold (77) | Outgate, Cumbria | Mentally disordered man smothers and strangles his mother | History of drug and alcohol problems | |
19 May 2012 | Hannah Windsor | Wirral | Long term MH patient repeatedly stabbed, cut and strangled & sexually assaulted girlfriend | Long MH history | |
05 Feb 2012 | Josephine Gilliard | Blackpool | Mentally ill man repeatedly stabs and fatally batters wife with garden statue | Sentencing remarks | |
02 Jan 2012 | Mark Chandler | Cheadle | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs partner 90 times and then kills herself | MH history | |
07 Oct 2011 | Neil Ryan | Blackburn | Mentally ill teenager fatally stabs father | ||
22 Sep 2011 | Kalya Blake (4yrs) | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic mother suffocates daughter | Pre. MH history. Did not believe she was ill | SCR Exec Summary
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19 Sep 2011 | Tracey Jones Shaun van Straaten (15) | Altrincham | Mentally disordered man sets fire to house killing woman, her son and himself | DHR Exec Summary Redacted | |
15 Sep 2011 | Darren Brewster | Birkenhead | Psychotic teenager repeatedly and fatally stabs friend | History of autism | |
18 June 2011 | Harry Morris | Warrington | Psychotic man ‘doing God’s will’ drowns stranger | Drug history – Previous warnings about mental state, but no action taken after assessment | Internal Investigation |
17 Apr 2011 | Thomas Thompson | Liverpool | Mental Health patient fatally batters man with variety of implements | History of violence. Previous inpatient month before incident | INQUIRY REPORT |
15-21 Apr 2011 | Ryan Livesey | Blackburn | Unmedicated paranoid schizophrenic punches and kicks friend to death | Extensive drug and MH history | Inquiry |
11 Apr 2011 | Bernadette Gallagher | Preston | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother and mutilates her body | MH History | |
07 Apr 2011 | Daniel Skeffington | Manchester | Mentally disordered man fatally stabs son | Alcohol related – Diminished responsibility – sentenced IPP, min 2.5 years | |
24 Mar 2011 | Valerie Donnelly | Preston | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs and slashes Mother 80 times | MH History – due for ’emergency appointment’ | Inquiry |
18 Feb 2011 | Peggie Wilson | Kendal | Psychotic man punches, strangles and repeatedly and fatally stabs wife then kills himself | Discharged from hospital 2 days before | Serious Case Review |
16 Feb 2011 | Chloe Makin (4) | Bury | Mentally ill woman repeatedly and fatally stabs daughter then attempts suicide | ||
10 Feb 2011 | Noreen Patrick (89) | Burnley | Woman with dementia fatally punches fellow care home resident | ||
30 Jan 2011 | Peter Hopwood | Rochdale | Mentally ill man fatally beats stranger about the head | MH History | Inquiry |
21 Jan 2011 | Ferat Kesmez | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally batters co-worker | Undiagnosed? | |
21 Nov 2010 | Michael Naylor | Manchester | Psychotic man fatally stabs flatmate | Had prev. made threats to kill not passed on | Inquiry |
01 Nov 2010 | Muriel Richards (79) | Ellesmere Port | Psychotic pensioner with Dementia fatally and repeatedly batters wife in the head and face | ||
28 Oct 2010 | Simon Makin | Liverpool | Schizophrenic man fatally strangles friend with dog lead | Deliberately stopped taking meds | |
30 Jun-10 | Elsie Hayes | Salford | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally batters mother with hammer, then stabs and mutilates her body | Long MH history | |
24 Jun 2010 | Patricia Hammond | Alsager | Mentally ill man (dementia) repeatedly and fatally stabs wife | Inquiry | |
02 Jun 2010 | David Bird Kevin Commons Darren Rewcastle Susan Hughes Kenneth Fishburn Isaac Dixon James Jackson Jennifer Jackson Gary Purdham Jamie Clark Michael Pike Jane Robinson | West Cumbria | Mentally ill delusional man goes on shooting spree, then kills himself | ||
03 Apr 2010 | Tia Rigg (12) | Manchester | Mental Health patient drugs, rapes, stabs and strangles 12 year old niece | MH history – drugged her with Olanzapine | SERIOUS CASE REVIEW
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31 Mar 2010 | Edna Gadsby | Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother (had previously murdered father in Feb 2004 – released 2006) | MH staff unaware of previous warning signs | Inquiry – Full
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10 Sep 2009 | Jean Darbyshire | Wigan | Mentally ill man fatally strangles wife, then kills himself. | Long MH history. Inq found many care failures | Inquiry |
29 Apr 2009 | Chloe Fletcher (4) | Wallasey, Merseyside | Schizophrenic woman drowns daughter and attempts suicide. | Serious Case Review | |
24 Jan 2009 | Claire Marshall | Millom, Cumbria | Psychotic mentally ill man fatally stabs ex-girlfriend 41 times in front of her two children | Court of Appeal | |
16 Jan 2009 | Patricia Smales | Manchester | Mentally ill man bludgeons wife to death with a brick | ||
12 Jan 2009 | Jean Nevin (81) | St Helens | Mentally ill psychotic woman strangles elderly aunt. | ||
15 Dec 2008 | Patrick McGee | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs pensioner, decapitates him and leaves head in wheelie bin. | ||
12 Nov 2008 | Delayno Mullings-Sewell (6m) | Manchester | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs children | MH history, recent contact with MH services – discharged |
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12 Nov 2008 | Romario Mullings-Sewell (2) | Manchester | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs children | MH history, recent contact with MH services – discharged |
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01 Nov 2008 | John Crook | Liverpool | Mental health patient fatally attacks man in ‘brutal and savage’ assault | Long MH history with violence – Ind Inq. 2013 Conseque | Inquiry |
21 Aug 2008 | Judith Davidson | Penrith | Depressive fatally and repeatedly stabbed wife | ||
28 Jul 2008 | Sidney Waller | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger | internal inquiry found many failings | Inquiry |
23 Jul 2008 | Ethel Heyworth (93) | Carlisle | Man with Dementia pulls elderly woman from bed fatally breaking her neck | SCR | |
01 Jun 2008 | Michael Kahan | Manchester | Recently released Schizophrenic fatally stabs stranger | CCTV. Pennine Care NHS Trust. | Inquiry |
31 May 2008 | Abdo Saeed Al Selwi | Huyton, Liverpool | Mentally ill man fatally shoots newsagent | Paranoid schizophrenia undetected until after incident | |
07 Apr 2008 | Philip Ellison | Preston | Psychiatric patient fatally stabs care worker during visit | Inq Exec Summ
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31 Mar 2008 | Alan Scott Stella Scott | Allerton, Liverpool | Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabbed parents | Previous inpatient | Inquiry |
19 Feb 2008 | Geeta Rao Leela Rao | Wigan | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stab sister and mother | Inquiry | |
31 Oct 2007 | Thomas Grundy | Islington, Liverpool | Paranoid Scizophrenic fatally shoots stepfather | ||
13 Aug 2007 | 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 | Inquiry |
22 Apr 2007 | Steven Calvert | Toxteth Liverpool | Psychotic fatally and repeatedly stabbed stepfather | ||
16 Apr 2007 | Simon Sutton | Birkenhead | MH patient fatally batters sister’s boyfriend with pool cue and kidnaps acquaintances | Critical Inquiry – D&A2012-Verita | Inquiry |
29 Dec 2006 | Sandra Wilson | Newton le Willows | Mental Health Patient fatally strangles acquaintance | Prev history of depression & suicide attempts | Inq. Exec. Summ |
14 Dec 2006 | Jeannette Hullah | Cheetham, Manchester | Psychotic mentally ill man strangles and fatally stabs landlady in front of her child | Indefinite detention under MHA | Appeal |
13 Nov 2006 | Kevin Redford | Salford | Mentally ill woman fatally stabs stepfather | History of drug abuse and violence | |
28 Sep 2006 | Leslie Brown | Warrington | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour after failing to take meds | Inquiry | |
09 Jun 2006 | John Speakman | Wigan | MH patient fatally and repeatedly stabbed drinking partner | With Alcohol abuse.(Ind Inq2012 Consequence) | Inquiry |
23 Apr 2006 | 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. | |
01 Mar 2006 | Joe Geeling (11) | Bury, Gtr Manchester | Mentally disordered youth fatally batters and stabs schoolboy | Court found he was mentally disordered at time | |
Jan 2006 | Kenneth Coombes | Stockport | Depressed woman fatally battered father and hid his body in garden for 12 years | ||
25 Dec 2005 | Donelle Schofield | Warrington | MH patient strangled partner then killed himself | Had warned of killing partner , no MH appt | |
31 Aug 2005 | James Brennan (6) | Chorlton, Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic babysitter fatally stabbed sleeping young boy 73 times | Diagnosed year earlier with drug induced psychosis | Serious Case Review summary |
19 Mar 2005 | Miriam Poulin | Macclesfield | Mental Health Patient sets fire to house killing woman | drug user – MH history – brief Ind Investigation six years later | Inquiry |
18 Mar 2005 | Paul Cooper | Rochdale | Mentally ill man fatally and repeatedly stabs disabled man in the head | IOPC investigation | |
16 Mar 2005 | Alison Lumsden | Altrincham | Depressive repeatedly and fatally slashes face and neck of partner | ||
20 Feb 2005 | Edward Mills Margaret Mills | Liverpool | Paranoid Schizophrenic bludgeons parents to death with hammer & tried to burn bodies | Undiagnosed? | |
25 Jan 2005 | Premawatnie Dolamullage | Thornton, Merseyside | Depressive fatally strangled houskeeper with necktie. | MH patient | |
02 Sep 2004 | Terezia Sternberg Erova | Salford | Psychotic fatally stabs stranger | Sectioned (BBC Film on this case) | |
26 Aug 2004 | Neville Young (77) | Bolton | Mentally ill woman fatally attacked her husband by pouring boiling water over him | Diminished responsibility – guardianship order | |
30 Jul 2004 | Charles Shaw | Liverpool | fatally stabbed boyfriend in the throat | history of MH problems | |
25 Jul 2004 | Sydney Blackwell Jaqueline Blackwell | Liverpool | PD fatally battered and stabbed parents | ||
19 Jul 2004 | Janet Courtney | St Annes, Lancs | Mentally ill man strangled disabled wife | detained indefinitely under MHA | |
29 Apr 2004 | Mary Blain | Liverpool | Paranoid Schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs elderly neighbour | ||
06 Apr 2004 | David Brown | Blackpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally batters man after argument | Previous inpatient | Court of Appeal |
01 Apr 2004 | Ida Heginbotham (87) | Preesall | Mentally ill man cuts wife’s throat and attempts suicide | ||
08 Mar 2004 | Alan Reece | Formby, Lancs | Schizophrenic son stabs parents, mother survives | Had been diagnosed & asked for home visit, ignored. | |
19 Feb 2004 | Arthur Gadsby | Liverpool | Paranoid Schizophrenic fatally batters father with hammer the day he was due to be admitted to Psych hospital | ||
30 Oct 2003 | Edward Lowe (83) | Walkden | ‘Insane’ man fatally punches, batters and stamps on his father (90 times) whilst sleepwalking | Not guilty of murder by reason of insanity – released after 2.5 years | |
28 Aug 2003 | Stephen Bradley | Wigan | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour | ||
20 Jul 2003 | Pauline Stephen 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 | Inquiry |
09 Jul 2003 | Judith Hunter | Manchester | Mentally ill man fatally stabs ex partner 113 times – whilst not taking meds | History of mental illness | |
04 Jul 2003 | Richard Hodgson | Nether Kellet, Lancs | Mentally ill man fatally stabs neighbour and buries him in garden | ||
27 Jun 2003 | 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 | Inquiry Court of Appeal |
26 Apr 2003 | David Crawford | Crewe | fatal stabbing by MH patient | MH patient | |
12 Mar 2003 | George Waitahaka | Bolton | Psychotically depressed man fatally stabs friend | ||
27 Mar 2003 | Patricia Jarvis John Jarvis (11) Stuart Jarvis (8) | Blackpool | Psychotic fatally stabs and removes heart from wife, fatally stabs two children | ||
17 Jan 2003 | Tamra Shaw | Manchester | Mentally ill man tortures and repeatedly and fatally batters young woman | Diminished responsibility | |
11 Dec 2002 | John Williams | Oxton, Wirral | Mentally disordered man fatally batters and stabs father | Later suicide | |
17 Aug 2002 | Joan Key (79) | Manchester | Depressed man fatally smothers vulnerable mother | Diminished responsibility – Sentenced to three years probation | |
23 Jul 2002 | Celia Boyes | Brierfield, Lancs | Mentally ill man fatally stabs wife 74 times | ||
26 May 2002 | Daisy Hallsworth Fiona Hallsworth | Manchester | Mentally disordered man fatally batters wife and disabled daughter with an axe | Diminished responsibility – sentenced to 9 months | |
29 May 2002 | Harry Upton (75) | Culcheth, Warrington | Former MH patient fatally stabs pensioner during burglary | Ind Inq 2005 | Summary
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12 Feb 2002 | Hostel resident | Manchester | Mentally ill man kills fellow hostel resident | Long MH history – Internal review only | Internal Review |
11 Feb 2002 | Ahmed Adia | Bolton | Paranoid schizophrenic repeatedly and fatally stabs acquaintance and attacks another | Long MH history, Inquiry announced but never published | |
07 Jan 2002 | 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 | Inquiry 964kb |
03 Nov 2001 | Aaron Elleray (18mnths) | Bowness, Cumbria | Psychotic mentally ill woman sets garden shed alight with baby son inside killing him | ||
5 Feb 2001 | Julie Schaap | Standish | Depressed man fatally battered wife with a baseball bat and strangled her | Diminished responsibility – jailed for four years | |
7 Dec 2000 | Colin Davies | Morecambe | Mentally ill woman fatally stabbed complete stranger in stomach | Diminished responsibility, depression and alcoholism | |
14 Oct 2000 | Michael Dickinson (7) | Seascale, Cumbria | Mother poisons son (Munchausens) | Serious Case Review | |
23 Sep 2000 | Matthew Murphy | Manchester | Mentally ill man with history of violence fatally and repeatedly stabs man | previously jailed for knife attack – released early | |
14 Mar 2000 | Emma Jade Dyson (5 mnths) | Burnley | MH patient drowns baby daughter | Long history of MH problems | |
14 Feb 2000 | Joanne Whitelegg | Bolton, Lancs | MH patient fatally and repeatedly stabs friend 27 times | Ind Inq 2003 | Inquiry |
04 Dec 1999 | Eunice Watts | Runcorn | Schizophrenic fatally strangles wife and kills himself | Ind Inq 2001 | Executive Summary |
16 Sep 1999 | Liaquat Ali | Bury | MH homicide | Ind Inq 2003. Previous threats of violence | Inquiry-Full Inquiry-Summary |
27 Dec 1998 | Carol Houghton | Birkenhead | Schizophrenic fatally battered girlfriend around face and head. | Ind Inq 2001, Ceased meds, previously sectioned after stabbing | Inquiry Board Summary |
20 Dec 1998 | new born baby daughter | Blackburn | Mentally ill woman gives birth and leaves baby outside in plastic bag in freezing conditions | Infanticide case – 3 month probation order | |
20 Dec 1998 | Gary Sadler | Moreton | Ex-soldier with PTSD kicks man tp death | Diminished responsibility – sentenced to 6 years | |
30 Nov 1998 | Garry Warburton | Lancs | Long term MH patient fatally batters best friend | Ind Inq 2002 | Inquiry |
29 Nov 1998 | Heath Rowson | Manchester | Delusional paranoid schizophrenic batters flatmate to death | Critical Ind Inq – 2001 | Inquiry |
16 Oct 1998 | Eileen Halewood | Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs mother | Ind Inq 2000 | Inquiry |
13 Oct 1998 | Lurlene Morris | Newton le Willows | Mentally ill man fatally batters his wife with a scaffolding pole and then kills his dog | Diminished responsibility | |
10 Oct 1998 | Irene Lythgoe | Atherton | Paranoid schizophrenic kills mother with hammer & then attacks father. | Ind Inq 2000 | Inquiry |
22 Apr 1998 | Nicholas Proctor-Beauchamp | St Helens | Mentally disordered man fatally stabbed friend four times | Long MH history – convicted manslaughter / sentenced five years | |
13 Dec 1997 | Senga Kelly | Morecambe | Mentally disordered woman repeatedly and fatally battered woman with an axe | Diminished responsibility – sentenced to 6 years | |
26 Nov 1997 | Margaret Lamb | Northwich | Depressed man fatally batters wife with a cricket bat | Diminished responsibility – sentenced to 5 years | |
12 Nov 1997 | Mary Helen Tarry | Bolton | Severely mentally ill man fatally bludgeons his mother | Diminished responsibility – Judge warned about release | |
03 Nov 1997 | Patrick Kelly | Ashworth Hospital | Mentally disordered patient fatally throttles another | ||
28 Oct 1997 | Lillian Agnes Wilson (81) | Maghull, Liverpool | Mentally disordered pensioner fatally smothered his wife | Diminished responsibility | |
28 Feb – 2 Mar 1997 | Harold Bostock | Skelmersdale | Delusional man fatally shot brother | ||
21 Feb 1997 | Janet Smith | Liverpool | Mentally disordered and depressed teenager fatally stabbed his father’s partner | Diminished responsibility | |
05 Jan 1997 | Tracey Corless | near Bacup | Mentally ill man fatally stabs wife in front of their children | Inquiry report | |
24 Dec 1996 | Paul Masters | Wigan | homicide by patient w brain injury | Ind Inq 1999 | Inquiry |
18 Nov 1996 | Kenneth Horrocks | Bolton | Paranoid Schizophrenic suffocates elderly neighbour | Ind Inq 1998 – care and comms failures | Inquiry |
31 Oct 1996 | Mohammed Guled | Moss Side | Psychotic man repeatedly and fatally stabbed a friend after habitually chewing Khat | Diminished responsibility – 5 years imprisonment | |
24 Apr 2006 | new born baby boy | St Annes, Lancs | Mentally ill woman suffocated new born baby, wrapped in towels and newspapers and left on beach. | Convicted of infanticide | Appeal Court |
27 Mar 1996 | Hazel Horner | Lower Darwen | MH patient kills wife and self a day after discharge from psych unit. | Critical Ind Inq 1997 | Inquiry |
08 Mar 1996 | Dennis Spencer | Darwen | MH patient killed neighbour | Critical Ind Inq 1999 – catalogue of failures | |
18 Feb 1996 | Wendy Morrey | Wythenshawe | Mentally ill man repeatedly and fatally stabbed his girlfriend | Diminished responsibility – Life, 15 years imprisonment before parole | |
11 Feb 1996 | Lee Kinch (14) | Huyton, Merseyside | Schizophrenic fatally stabs 14 year old | sectioned twice. Inq initially kept secret | |
28 Jan 1996 | Lesley Pilling | Garston, Liverpool | Mentally ill man fatally batters and strangles his wife and attempts to kill his children | Diminished responsibility | |
20 Jan 1996 | Elsie Donaldson | Heald Green | Psychotic man fatally stabs his mothers after believing Television was talking to him | Diminished responsibility – hospital order | |
Nov 1995 | Dannon Harrison (4 mths) | Oldham | Post-natally depressed young woman fatally smothers young baby | Infanticide case – three years probation | |
21 May 1995 | Thomas Disley | Wallesey | Mentally disordered man shoots ex girlfriend’s new boyfriend | Diminished responsibility | |
05 Feb 1995 | Janet Lynn Fox | Macclesfield | Mentally disordered man fatally stabbed neighbour, a psychiatric patient | Diminished responsibility – jailed for three and a half years | |
21 Dec 1994 | Stephen Cuddy | Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic stabs stranger | Previous assault with blade on WPC weeks earlier | |
28 Sep 1994 | Harry Johnstone | Oldham | MH patient bludgeons man to death | Ind Inq 1997 | Inquiry |
05 Aug 1994 | Anne Watkinson Miles Trigg (5) | Birkenhead | Mentally ill man strangled his mother and son | ||
11 Jul 1994 | Philip Bell | Bolton | Mentally disordered man fatally stabbed his father after ‘brainstorm’ | Diminished responsibility – three years probation with MH treatment | |
06 Jun 1994 | Joanne Skelton | Accrington | Mentally disordered man with a history of violence repeatedly and fatally stabbed ex-partner | Diminished responsibility | |
03 Apr 1994 | Helen McEwen (80) | Manchester | Mentally disordered man fatally batters neighbour and tried to incinerate her body | Diminished responsibility – life sentence | |
25 Mar 1994 | Lesley Kenny (10) Joseph Kenny (8) | Wythenshawe | Schizophrenic kills both children with a hammer | ||
25 Feb 1994 | Jason Comerford | Manchester | Mentally ill man fatally stabs stranger | Long MH history – only convicted in October 2020 | |
Feb / Mar 1994 | new born baby daughter | St Anne’s | Mentally disordered woman gave birth in secret and killed baby | infanticide case | |
26 Dec 1993 | Henry Smith (91) | Wigan | Depressed man fatally battered and strangled his father | Diminished responsibility – three years probation with MH treatment | |
03 Sep 1993 | Tracey Williamson | Macclesfield | Mentally disordered man fatally stabbed vulnerable wife | Diminished responsibility – jailed for two and a half years | |
20 Jun 1993 | Sandra Greech | Littleborough, Rochdale | Mentally ill man fatally stabs wife | Diminished responsibility – two year suspended sentence | |
Jun 1993 | James Bradley | Manchester | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabs neighbour in supported housing complex | Diminished responsibility – sent to Ashworth | |
27 May 1993 | Sean Kemp (18 months) | Lancaster | Mentally ill delusional woman fatally strangles young son | Had previously killed her sister’s child in 1981 | |
23 May 1993 | Amy Turton | Crosby, Liverpool | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally stabbed mother after hearing voices | Diminished responsibility | |
27 Apr 1993 | baby daughter (2 mths) | St Helens. Lancs | Suffocated daughter whilst suffering post natal depression | infanticide case | |
18 Dec 1992 | Halima Power | Toxteth | Paranoid schizophrenic fatally cut his mother’s throat and battered her with a hammer | Sent to Ashworth ‘indefinitely’ |
Let’s not forget the survivors of attacks lives destroyed people who were going about their day only to have it changed in a matter of seconds