Man stabbed neighbour 39 times with sword after being wrongly released from psychiatric hospital
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A man who stabbed his neighbour 39 times had been wrongly discharged from a psychiatric hospital just two months before.
Abdul Khan, 27, who described himself as a “psycho”, fatally stabbed Bohdan Vandzhura on a north-west London street on July 8, 2023.
The 27-year-old admitted to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility in relation to Vandzhura, however, denies attempting to murder a second man, Santa Shrestha, months earlier. He has admitted to grievous bodily harm of Shrestha.
Khan, who has since been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, appeared at the Old Bailey via a video-link from Broadmoor secure hospital.
He appeared at the Old Bailey via a video-link from Broadmoor secure hospital
PAHis father, Khalil Khan, appeared in court where he denied assisting an offender. Prosecution accused him of hiding his son’s bloodied clothes in a garage before lying to police about it.
In May 2023, Abdul was sectioned under the Mental Health Act after he was arrested for grabbing a man by the throat at a pub. He also threatened to firebomb the venue.
Khan had been wrongly diagnosed with an alcohol order which allowed him to be released from a secure ward early.
Hugh Davies KC said that Abdul was obviously significantly psychiatrically disturbed” but medical staff “knew nothing about what had happened with Mr Shrestha”.
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Two months later, he fatally stabbed his next-door neighbour Vandzhura 39 times.
He followed Vandzhura, a Ukrainian man, after he left his house. The 27-year-old then pulled out a large sword from his bag and struck the father-of-two from behind.
Members of the public tried to stop the attack, but he “was not receptive to reason”, the prosecutor said.
He was admitted to Broadmoor after he returned home from the attack.
In August 2022, Abdul repeatedly stamped on the head of Shrestha - an “extraordinary and shocking” attack that was caught on CCTV.
Shrestha was knocked unconscious during the attack near North Harrow tube station, and he remained in hospital for four days, the court heard.
Shrestha was knocked unconscious during the attack near North Harrow tube station, and he remained in hospital for four days, the court heard
PAA few months later, Shrestha was once again attacked by Abdul - this time in a local shop.
The court was told that Abdul had “voices” in his head that told him to “make a corpse” of the man.
In both instances, Shrestha suffered from memory loss and was unable to identify Abdul as the attacker.
“I was a psycho back then, too aggressive and explosive - when sufficiently provoked it results in outbursts of physical violence,” Abdul later told the psychiatrist.
The trial continues.
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