Man who killed mobility scooter rider, 87, detained

A man who had been released from prison five days before stabbing an elderly mobility scooter rider to death has been detained indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital.

Lee Byer, 45, who previously admitted manslaughter, killed Thomas O'Halloran, in Greenford, west London, in August 2022.

The plea was accepted on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

A group of children tried to help the 87-year-old but he could not be saved.

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