A person with paranoid schizophrenia absconded from a psychological well being unit and fatally attacked his father an hour later, a court docket has heard.
Daniel Harrison, 37, punched, kicked and stamped on Dr Kim Harrison, 68, throughout a sustained assault on the household dwelling in Clydach, Swansea.
Harrison had grow to be more and more paranoid and believed his mom, Jane, was in peril from her husband and wanted safety.
Swansea Crown Court heard Harrison had been detained beneath the Mental Health Act at Neath Port Talbot Hospital simply 10 days earlier than the assault due to “severe” aggression in direction of his dad and mom.
His psychological well being had been deteriorating since 2018 and he had stopped taking his medicine.
Harrison, who had been identified with paranoid schizophrenia aged 22, fled from the ward on the afternoon of 12 March this yr when a nurse utilizing a swipe card opened a safe door.
He barged previous her and ran from the hospital and took a taxi to the centre of Clydach earlier than strolling to his dad and mom’ dwelling at Conniston Hall.
Staff on the ward phoned Mrs Harrison to warn her that her son had absconded, and she or he and her husband locked all of the home windows and doorways – fearing for his or her security.
When he arrived, Mrs Harrison went to the library to cellphone the police and as she made the decision, she heard her husband unlocking the again door to let her son in.
William Hughes QC, prosecuting, mentioned: “She did not hear any voices or noises during the five minutes she was in the library.
“She went into the kitchen and there she noticed her husband laying on his again. She may see he had stunning facial accidents.”
After the attack, Harrison fled on foot and took a bus to Swansea railway station where he caught a train to London and was arrested two days later.
Harrison told police he felt “manipulated” by his parents and his father had caused him “trauma”.
“He mentioned he attacked his father punching him within the face, after which throwing him to the ground and punching and kicking him to the pinnacle,” Mr Hughes said.
“He additionally instructed the police he had used a brush deal with he discovered mendacity on the ground. He additionally acknowledged he stood on his father’s throat together with his sneakers on and stamped on his face with the heel of his shoe.
“As he assaulted him, he told police he had shouted abuse at his father calling him a ‘f****** c***’. He said later he had attempted to kill his father.”
Mr Harrison, a retired specialist in pulmonary fibrosis, died on 9 April from blunt pressure trauma to the pinnacle and neck.
The defendant had denied homicide however admitted manslaughter by purpose of diminished accountability.
Judge Paul Thomas QC imposed hospital orders beneath Section 37 and 41 of the Mental Health Act – that means Harrison might be detained indefinitely in a safe unit.
In a press release after his loss of life, Dr Harrison’s household mentioned: “Kim was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend – a man of great patience, modesty and integrity.
“Kim was a effectively famend and revered physician who strove to make sure that his sufferers have been at all times supplied the most effective care.”
Source: information.sky.com”