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| Jeffrey Barry guilty of 'savage' stab murder in Bristol | Jeffrey Barry guilty of 'savage' stab murder in Bristol |
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| A man has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour in a "savage and sustained" knife attack that lasted more than 40 minutes. | A man has been found guilty of murdering his neighbour in a "savage and sustained" knife attack that lasted more than 40 minutes. |
| Paranoid schizophrenic Jeffrey Barry, 56, claimed victim Kamil Ahmad was a rapist and terrorist. | Paranoid schizophrenic Jeffrey Barry, 56, claimed victim Kamil Ahmad was a rapist and terrorist. |
| The brutal attack in Bristol in July 2016 ended with Barry slicing off the Kurdish refugee's penis. | The brutal attack in Bristol in July 2016 ended with Barry slicing off the Kurdish refugee's penis. |
| Barry had denied murder but admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility at Bristol Crown Court. | Barry had denied murder but admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility at Bristol Crown Court. |
| During the trial, the jury was told he was racist towards Mr Ahmad and had previously assaulted him. | During the trial, the jury was told he was racist towards Mr Ahmad and had previously assaulted him. |
| A post-mortem examination found injuries to Mr Ahmad included 25 stab wounds to his face and eyes. | A post-mortem examination found injuries to Mr Ahmad included 25 stab wounds to his face and eyes. |
| Weeks before the killing at Mr Ahmad's flat on Wells Road, Barry told police during a phone call that he thought Mr Ahmad was a rapist, a paedophile and a terrorist in Iraq. | Weeks before the killing at Mr Ahmad's flat on Wells Road, Barry told police during a phone call that he thought Mr Ahmad was a rapist, a paedophile and a terrorist in Iraq. |
| Also in the lead-up to the death, Barry, of Wells Road, had been sectioned, treated at a psychiatric intensive care unit, transferred to an open ward and later released with medication after he promised not to drink or take drugs. | Also in the lead-up to the death, Barry, of Wells Road, had been sectioned, treated at a psychiatric intensive care unit, transferred to an open ward and later released with medication after he promised not to drink or take drugs. |
| A spokesperson for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust described the death as "tragic and brutal". | |
| They said the trust was "committed to close cooperation with all agencies in an effort to prevent such an event happening in the future". | |
| "We have reviewed and strengthened our ways of working with other service providers, including the police, to improve our sharing of clinical and additional relevant information," they added. | |
| 'Exceptionally dangerous' | |
| Det Ch Insp Richard Ocone of Avon and Somerset Police said Barry "deliberately armed himself" and "purposefully went to Kamil's flat and brutally attacked him". | |
| He said: "Jeffery Barry may have a history of serious mental illness but at the time he attacked Kamil he knew exactly what he was doing. | |
| "It is clear in the 999 call he subsequently made that he was already thinking of his defence, and the jury rightly recognised he was fully responsible for his actions. | |
| "The public are now much safer with him off the streets for he is an exceptionally dangerous man." |