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Teenager killed father with sword | Teenager killed father with sword |
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A teenager has admitted killing his father with a Samurai sword. | |
Kane Morgan, 18, of Hengoed in Caerphilly county, admitted the manslaughter of Michael Morgan on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Kane Morgan, 18, of Hengoed in Caerphilly county, admitted the manslaughter of Michael Morgan on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
Cardiff Crown Court heard that Morgan, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, had threatened to jump from a viaduct after the killing. | Cardiff Crown Court heard that Morgan, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, had threatened to jump from a viaduct after the killing. |
The judge ordered Morgan be detained under a hospital order and should only be released when it was safe to do so. | The judge ordered Morgan be detained under a hospital order and should only be released when it was safe to do so. |
The court was told that Morgan, the eldest of three children, was a shy and withdrawn boy with a lack of self-esteem. | |
He was studying for A-levels at Ystrad Mynach college and, in the run up to his father's death, had been spending a considerable amount of time on the internet. | |
It is pretty clear from the evidence that he was suffering from deep delusional views Michael Mather-Lees | |
Michael Mather-Lees, prosecuting, said: "He appeared to be interested in demonology and his room was decorated with dark oriental themes. | |
"It is pretty clear from the evidence that he was suffering from deep delusional views." | |
Mr Mather-Lees said Morgan was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia and appeared to be "under the thrall of a shade or demon who would tell him what to do". | |
The court heard Morgan had been given a set of Samurai swords as a Christmas present. | |
In March, Morgan had been on the internet and had sent a message to a friend saying he was going to kill his father and himself. | |
He believed his father had found out he was poisoning the household and had physically hurt his sister. | |
The court heard that his father, a former soldier, had suffered considerable trauma in Northern Ireland which had had a lasting impact on the function of the family. | |
This is obviously a case where, for the protection of the public from serious harm, you should not be released without careful consideration Judge Mr Justice McKinnon | |
He was attacked by his son in the early hours of 26 March with a Samurai sword and the blade had entered his back and exited through his chest. | |
Kane Morgan told police during interviews that he remembered there was a struggle on the stairs and his father had fallen backwards. | |
The judge Mr Justice McKinnon said that Morgan, who said he had acted in self-defence but had meant to kill, had literally run the sword through his father. | |
The court heard that Morgan had then left the house and was found by police near a viaduct, telling officers he meant to jump. | |
The judge ordered that Morgan be detained indefinitely at Caswell Clinic in Bridgend. | |
"This is obviously a case where, for the protection of the public from serious harm, you should not be released without careful consideration by the Home Secretary or a mental health tribunal," the judge said. | |
A charge of murder was subsequently withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service. | |
Michael Morgan's wife and mother were in court but were too upset to comment. |