Negligence case by schizophrenic man who killed three OAPs gets go-ahead
by Rich Booth
Feb 20, 2024
3 minutes
A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three pensioners will be allowed to continue his legal challenge over his treatment from authorities before the deaths, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, 32, battered Anthony Payne, 80, with a hammer and bludgeoned to death with a shovel 84-year-old twins Dick and Roger Carter in February 2019.
The incidents at homes in Exeter came just hours after Lewis-Ranwell had been released from custody for attacking an elderly farmer with a saw.
That was his second arrest in the space of 24 hours, and took place just seven
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