Schizophrenic cleared of murder sues force over failings in care

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Schizophrenic cleared of murder sues force over 'failings in care'

The case is currently in the Court of Appeal after some of the agencies involved asked a High Court judge to strike out "common law" claims made against them.

Handout grab from CCTV issued by the Crown Prosecution Service dated February 10 2019 showing Alexander Lewis-Ranwell being released from Barnstaple Police Station, hours before he killed three elderly men.

Date - 21st June 2023
By - Cachella Smith

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A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three elderly men but was cleared of murder by reason of insanity has taken legal action after trial jurors raised concern about “failings in care”. Former scaffolder Alexander Lewis-Ranwell, 32,...

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