9. Waiting List Psychiatry: He was being cared for by South of Tyne and Wearside Mental Health Trust: Inquiry held in razor killer case. Days before the killings, C. was referred for help to the authority and was awaiting an appointment for assessment. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/wear/4095058.stm

10. It is as if the lunatics have taken over the asylum or "You can't get much madder than this"
Police Federation: "It is utterly incredible that someone who was so disturbed can be allowed back into society so quickly..It was understood he had responded positively to treatment and is still under NHS care."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2074494.stm

11. Killing highlights Mental Health system 'flaws': "There is also a need to speed up referral times so that people are not deteriorating while waiting to see specialists." The case of a patient who killed a stranger and stabbing five others during 90 minutes of violence in north London highlights the problems of Waiting List Psychiatry  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4761666.stm

12. An NHS mental health trust has been strongly criticised in a report for releasing a patient 11 days before he stabbed a man to death. The killers father said he feels let down by health experts. "I feel very bitter but now he's getting the psychiatric help the mental health trust failed to give him before...The report pointed out the inadequacies but that does not help our family." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4120558.stm

13. Risk from Tube killer was missed. The inquiry, commissioned by NHS London, heard he had been desperate to get into hospital... But on 27 August, weeks before the murder, he warned a General Practitioner about his condition. "I feel like I'm going to do something," he said. "I'm going to push somebody under a bus or a train unless I get help. I'm not safe." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/5220458.stm

14. A triple murderer was allowed out of a psychiatric hospital despite a doctor's report that he posed a risk to women. A sadistic and manipulative killer was released by a mental health panel in 2002 - six weeks before he killed two of his victims. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4261200.stm

15. Failings' in care of killer son. A report into the care provided to a man who killed his mother in Devon has revealed a catalogue of failings within the system. Iain Tulley, chief executive of Devon Partnership NHS Trust, which is responsible for patients with mental health problems, said: "While we take some reassurance from these conclusions, the report does identify a number of serious shortcomings in our systems and processes - particularly around missed appointments and poor communication." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/4855170.stm

16. Killer failed by the system. The report said: "The staff who had to deal with Mr Keegan did not appear to have received adequate training to manage the situations which arose." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/264664.stm

17. A farm labourer who spent more than 40 years in mental hospitals has been jailed for life after he admitted killing two women picking blackberries. In 2003 a Mental Health Review Tribunal concluded he could not be detained any longer at Rampton Hospital... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/humber/4445063.stm

18. Killer's health care condemned. Health care teams have been criticised over their care of a patient who killed a teenager. An independent inquiry has concluded Mark H. from Blackburn, was let down by health authorities and two experts who should have cared for him in the community. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/3310145.stm

19. A patient will be held indefinitely under the Mental Health Act after killing a police officer. The jury asked the judge in a note read to the court: "By what process does a three-person (mental health) tribunal decide if he's safe to be released into the community?" There is an enormous amount of concern that someone who, on the face of it, was as dangerous as this man was at large in the community." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/4562117.stm

20. C. had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act the day before the killing on 17 June 2003. When he was told ...he was to be detained, he grabbed his social worker by the neck and said: "I will rip your throat". Mr Chattun had been told not to deal with the patient on his own, but was the sole nurse left with Cann. When a staff member went to check on him, he found Mr Chattun in a pool of blood. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4217081.stm

21. Inquiry call on killer babysitter. Anthony B., 25, claimed he was acting on telepathic messages from TV show Stargate SG1 when he killed six-year-old James Brennan at his home in Manchester. An MP has called for an investigation into whether a babysitter who stabbed a six-year-old boy to death received adequate mental health care.  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4949456.stm

22. A man who killed his father with an axe slipped through the care net because of a series of blunders, an inquiry has ruled. The inquiry concluded: "Matthew M. received care and treatment from many professionals who individually gave of their best... There were nevertheless weaknesses in the form of many missed opportunities." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/3041844.stm

23. A disturbed teenager who abducted and killed a man who asked him for directions was inaccurately assessed by doctors, according to an independent report. "The brutal murder of a family man and a complete stranger could have been prevented had the agencies responsible for James S. acted together to make sure that he received proper care and supervision," said the Trust's director, Michael Howlett. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/40782.stm

24. The family of a woman killed by a patient have called for a full public inquiry into why he was freed by a hospital. Patient Paul Andrew M. killed Sharon Moore a month after he was released from a secure psychiatric ward. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4223491.stm

25. A man who said a movie vampire drove him to kill his best friend in a frenzied attack has been jailed for life. After his client was jailed for life, solicitor Aamar Anwar said the case highlighted the social stigma surrounding mental health. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3174214.stm

26. Calls have been made for a judicial inquiry into how a patient with a history of violence was able to kill a 72-year-old retired accountant at a north Wales seaside resort. Wife of the victim: "If any of these so called expert committees ever think of letting this man or anyone like him out on the streets again they should seriously think of the consequences " http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/3229897.stm

27. A patient stabbed six people, killing one of them, a week after a doctor refused to visit him at home, the Old Bailey heard. Jonathan Laidlaw, prosecuting, told the court that D. 's mother sought help as his mental health had been deteriorating after he stopped taking his medication. She was referred to the family doctor who said he would not visit their home and the defendant should come to the practice, he said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4755754.stm

28. Relatives of a man stabbed to death by a patient are planning to sue the NHS for failing to protect him from his killer.  Statement from the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust said: "Occasionally people with mental health problems become unpredictable...when that has tragic outcomes steps are taken to see what can be learnt." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/nottinghamshire/4265767.stm

29. An inquiry has found several shortcomings in the way two patients were treated, which may have contributed to the murders of two people in Dorset. The report, which makes 22 recommendations, highlighted a lack of communication in both cases between probation and mental health workers about background history and details of previous convictions for violent offences. Police believe Coombe stalked and raped his victim before beating her to death with a pipe cutter after he broke into her flat. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2255808.stm

30. Health chiefs have commissioned an independent inquiry into the care of a man who murdered a prostitute. Under the guidance, the inquiry will look at the care and treatment Leigers received, including the assessment and management of the risk he posed. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/4315550.stm

31. A mental health trust has apologised for failing to spot warning signs in a disturbed man who killed and dismembered two women. Dr David Fearnley, Medical Director of Mersey Care NHS Trust, said the trust was "very aware" things could have been done better. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/5392032.stm