Killing of popular accordion player ‘horrified’ community
by Emily Pennink
May 10, 2024
2 minutes
The fatal stabbing of an elderly man on his mobility scooter by a psychotic ex-prisoner left a whole community “shocked” and “horrified”, police have said.
On Friday, Lee Byer was handed an indefinite hospital order at the Old Bailey after admitting the manslaughter of 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran by diminished responsibility.
The court heard Byer was psychotic when he stabbed popular accordion player
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