Man detained for killing neighbour after garden row

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Man detained for killing neighbour after garden row
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The court heard how the row started over the defendant feeding squirrels in a communal garden. Full story:

A 65-year-old man who admitted stabbing a neighbour to death after a dispute over a communal garden has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

West Mercia Police said there had been a difficult relationship between the pair, who shared a communal garden. The fatal confrontation took place when Walker waited in the garden and confronted Mr Espley with a kitchen knife, stabbing him a number of times. The force said a charge of murder had been dropped when he had pleaded guilty to manslaughter instead.

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