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| Grandson killed anti-gun activist | Grandson killed anti-gun activist |
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| The grandson of anti-gun campaigner Pat Regan has admitted killing her in a frenzied knife attack in Leeds. | The grandson of anti-gun campaigner Pat Regan has admitted killing her in a frenzied knife attack in Leeds. |
| Rakeim Regan, 20, stabbed Mrs Regan to death at a property in Marlborough Grange in the Hyde Park in May 2008. | Rakeim Regan, 20, stabbed Mrs Regan to death at a property in Marlborough Grange in the Hyde Park in May 2008. |
| Regan was ordered to be detained indefinitely at a secure psychiatric hospital at Leeds Crown Court. | Regan was ordered to be detained indefinitely at a secure psychiatric hospital at Leeds Crown Court. |
| The night before the killing, Mrs Regan had asked for him to be allowed home with her after he was assessed by a mental health nurse. | The night before the killing, Mrs Regan had asked for him to be allowed home with her after he was assessed by a mental health nurse. |
| The court heard Regan was taken to accident and emergency at St James Hospital, in Leeds, following bizarre behaviour. | The court heard Regan was taken to accident and emergency at St James Hospital, in Leeds, following bizarre behaviour. |
| Mental Health Act | Mental Health Act |
| He was assessed by a mental health nurse who weighed up whether to release him with medication or to detain him under the Mental Health Act. | He was assessed by a mental health nurse who weighed up whether to release him with medication or to detain him under the Mental Health Act. |
| But Mrs Regan, who campaigned against weapons after her son was shot dead in Liverpool, asked for her grandson to come home with her. | |
| Graham Hyland QC, defending, told the court: "It was Pat Regan's wish for him to come home with medication. | Graham Hyland QC, defending, told the court: "It was Pat Regan's wish for him to come home with medication. |
| "Tragically that wish, borne out of her love and concern for the welfare of her grandson, cost Pat Regan her life the following morning." | "Tragically that wish, borne out of her love and concern for the welfare of her grandson, cost Pat Regan her life the following morning." |
| Judge Peter Collier QC heard that Mrs Regan suffered a series of stab wounds to her head and neck when her grandson attacked her in her home in Leeds. | Judge Peter Collier QC heard that Mrs Regan suffered a series of stab wounds to her head and neck when her grandson attacked her in her home in Leeds. |
| Tributes were laid outside the property where Mrs Regan was attacked | Tributes were laid outside the property where Mrs Regan was attacked |
| She was found with part of a broken knife embedded in her eye. | She was found with part of a broken knife embedded in her eye. |
| The court heard that Regan's mental health had deteriorated in the early part of the year. | The court heard that Regan's mental health had deteriorated in the early part of the year. |
| In the days before the incident he had been arrested by police and after his release claimed officers had tried to rape him. | In the days before the incident he had been arrested by police and after his release claimed officers had tried to rape him. |
| He also claimed aliens were trying to get him, and that "reptilians" were all over the place. | He also claimed aliens were trying to get him, and that "reptilians" were all over the place. |
| Jeremy Richardson QC, prosecuting, told the court that, as the defendant became more delusional, he claimed his grandmother was a paedophile. | Jeremy Richardson QC, prosecuting, told the court that, as the defendant became more delusional, he claimed his grandmother was a paedophile. |
| Full support | Full support |
| After sentencing, Judge Collier asked whether health professionals could learn lessons for the future from the way in which Regan was dealt with at the accident and emergency unit. | After sentencing, Judge Collier asked whether health professionals could learn lessons for the future from the way in which Regan was dealt with at the accident and emergency unit. |
| He stressed he was not seeking to criticise anyone's decisions and said "hindsight is a wonderful thing". | He stressed he was not seeking to criticise anyone's decisions and said "hindsight is a wonderful thing". |
| Speaking after the case, Regan's solicitor, Grahame Stowe, said: "This is a very tragic case for Rakeim's family. | Speaking after the case, Regan's solicitor, Grahame Stowe, said: "This is a very tragic case for Rakeim's family. |
| "It shows the clear dangers that follow when a serious mental disorder goes untreated." | "It shows the clear dangers that follow when a serious mental disorder goes untreated." |
| Mr Stowe said his client had the "full support" of his family. | Mr Stowe said his client had the "full support" of his family. |
| "They fully support Rakeim," he said. "Essentially, it was not his fault." | "They fully support Rakeim," he said. "Essentially, it was not his fault." |
| Regan will be detained at Rampton hospital, near Retford, in Nottinghamshire. | Regan will be detained at Rampton hospital, near Retford, in Nottinghamshire. |