A antheral has admitted sidesplitting a canine walker successful what prosecutors described arsenic a "frenzy of violence" successful westbound London.
Dawood Safi, 28, fatally stabbed 49-year-old Wayne Broadhurst connected 27 October 2025. Earlier that time helium had attacked his 45-year-old landlord, Shahzad Farrukh, and a teenage lad successful Midhurst Gardens, Uxbridge.
Safi pleaded blameworthy to the manslaughter of Broadhurst connected the grounds of diminished work owed to his psychotic authorities - which has been accepted by the prosecution.
He volition basal proceedings earlier a assemblage astatine Southwark Crown Court connected charges of attempting to execution Farrukh and the 14-year-old boy.
For the prosecution, Jonathan Laidlaw KC told the tribunal 4 intelligence wellness experts had concluded Safi suffered a "complete intelligence collapse" during the incident.
Psychiatrists described him arsenic neurotic, with a inclination to ruminate and worry, and said helium had developed a "rigid consciousness of close and wrong".
Laidlaw said: "He was successful a psychotic authorities and had mislaid interaction with reality. He was not capable to separate what was existent and what was not. He was proceeding voices and had delusional beliefs."
At a erstwhile hearing, Safi besides admitted lesser charges of wounding with intent to origin grievous bodily harm relating to Farrukh and existent bodily harm successful narration to the boy.
The tribunal contiguous heard however a witnesser describing Safi arsenic appearing "possessed", earlier helium attacked and killed Broadhurst - a antheral helium had ne'er met.
Broadhurst died aft suffering aggregate stab wounds to the neck, thorax and side.
The prosecution acknowledged that Broadhurst's household had wanted Safi to beryllium recovered blameworthy of murder.
Safi entered the UK successful a lorry successful 2020 and was granted asylum successful 2022, the Home Office antecedently confirmed.
After the assemblage was sworn in, the prosecution outlined much of Safi's inheritance to the court.
"He spoke astir his begetter having been killed by the Taliban; and of being threatened and harassed by the Taliban".
"None of that was true," said Laidlaw.
Arriving successful the country, Safi gave a mendacious day of commencement which would marque him 23 now, but helium is successful information 28, the prosecution said.
The proceedings continues.
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