Paranoid Schizophrenic Admits Killing Mobility Scooter Pensioner

Published on April 29, 2024

LONDON—A paranoid schizophrenic has admitted killing Thomas O’Halloran, 87, who was stabbed to death as he rode his mobility scooter along a pavement in west London in 2022. Lee Byer, 45, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter owing to diminished responsibility and possession of an offensive weapon. At a hearing on Thursday the Crown Prosecution Service announced it was willing to accept the plea by Byer but it could not be reported until Monday, when he formally pleaded guilty to the charge. Byer appeared at the dock at the Old Bailey after being brought to court from Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital in Berkshire....

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