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| Jeffery Barry found guilty of murdering refugee after calling him rapist and terrorist | Jeffery Barry found guilty of murdering refugee after calling him rapist and terrorist |
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| A man has been found guilty of murdering a Kurdish refugee after accusing him of being a rapist and terrorist. | A man has been found guilty of murdering a Kurdish refugee after accusing him of being a rapist and terrorist. |
| Jeffery Barry, a paranoid schizophrenic, had been released from a secure psychiatric unit hours before he stabbed Kamil Ahmad to death in Bristol in July 2016. | |
| The court heard that the sustained knife attack ended with Barry slicing off his victim's penis. | The court heard that the sustained knife attack ended with Barry slicing off his victim's penis. |
| The 56-year-old admitted killing Mr Ahmad only pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. | The 56-year-old admitted killing Mr Ahmad only pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. |
| But after a two week trial at Bristol Crown Court, a jury concluded he deliberately targeted his 48-year-old neighbour and was of sound mind at the time of the incident. | But after a two week trial at Bristol Crown Court, a jury concluded he deliberately targeted his 48-year-old neighbour and was of sound mind at the time of the incident. |
| The court heard Barry had been discharged from a private mental health hospital the day before he attacked Mr Ahmad, having been sectioned in June. | The court heard Barry had been discharged from a private mental health hospital the day before he attacked Mr Ahmad, having been sectioned in June. |
| Psychiatrists had opposed Barry's release but a mental health tribunal ruled that he should be discharged. | Psychiatrists had opposed Barry's release but a mental health tribunal ruled that he should be discharged. |
| On the day he was freed, he spent more than four hours drinking in local bars before returning to his flat in Wells Road shortly before midnight. | On the day he was freed, he spent more than four hours drinking in local bars before returning to his flat in Wells Road shortly before midnight. |
| Police said Barry had consumed at least a litre of rum by 2am, when he climbed the stairs to the second floor and knocked on Mr Ahmad’s door. | Police said Barry had consumed at least a litre of rum by 2am, when he climbed the stairs to the second floor and knocked on Mr Ahmad’s door. |
| He murdered Iraq-born Mr Ahmad in a “savage and sustained” knife attack that included 25 wounds to his face and eyes. | He murdered Iraq-born Mr Ahmad in a “savage and sustained” knife attack that included 25 wounds to his face and eyes. |
| In a recording played to the court, Barry was heard telling the police: “I just killed Kamil”. | |
| “I need to be arrested, I’ve got injuries to myself as well,” he added in a level voice, before confirming his full name and postcode. | |
| “I warned him, I warned the crisis team…they ignored me. He’s dead now.” | |
| The jury heard that Barry had previously assaulted his neighbour and made racist remarks, telling police he believed he was a rapist, paedophile and terrorist in a phone call weeks before the murder. | The jury heard that Barry had previously assaulted his neighbour and made racist remarks, telling police he believed he was a rapist, paedophile and terrorist in a phone call weeks before the murder. |
| Detective Chief Inspector Richard Ocone, of Avon and Somerset Police, 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. | Detective Chief Inspector Richard Ocone, of Avon and Somerset Police, 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. |
| “He deliberately armed himself with a knife and purposefully went to Kamil’s flat and brutally attacked him. | “He deliberately armed himself with a knife and purposefully went to Kamil’s flat and brutally attacked him. |
| “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. | “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. | “The public are now much safer with him off the streets for he is an exceptionally dangerous man. |
| “Kamil’s family have been extremely dignified throughout the duration of this case and I’d particularly like to praise them for the way they have dealt with the harrowing evidence shown in court.” | “Kamil’s family have been extremely dignified throughout the duration of this case and I’d particularly like to praise them for the way they have dealt with the harrowing evidence shown in court.” |
| A spokesperson for Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust extended its condolences to Mr Ahmed’s family and friends after his “tragic and brutal death”. | |
| “We remain committed to close cooperation with all agencies in an effort to prevent such an event happening in the future,” he added. | |
| “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.” |