Alan Williams knifed Lorraine Cullen dozens of time believing she was planning to kill his little sister
Alan Williams brutally knifed his mother Lorraine Cullen dozens of times in her own home on Radway Road in Huyton while under the "deluded" belief that she was planning to kill his little sister. He was today handed an indefinite hospital order, on the day before his 24th birthday.
She was said to have sustained a "massive injury" to the back of her head, with three knives being discovered beside Ms Cullen's body. The 43-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, with a post-mortem investigation finding that she suffered a total of 30 incised wounds to the head and upper body during the attack.
Nina Grahame KC, defending, told the court that her client's "serious undiagnosed illness was responsible for motivating his actions". She added: "This young man is an intelligent, kind, gentle and loving young man who is susceptible to this appalling mental illness.Williams admitted manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility, with the more serious charge of murder being ordered to lie on the file.
"How long you are detained will depend on your response to treatment, the expert views of the medical team supervising you and the extent to which you are a continuing danger to the public. It is likely that you will be detained in secure hospital accommodation for a significant period of time yet.
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