This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wales/6040390.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Trial told of 'murder thoughts' | Trial told of 'murder thoughts' |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| The trial of a man accused of murdering a 21-year-old with "the mind of a child" has heard how he had thoughts of killing almost all the time. | The trial of a man accused of murdering a 21-year-old with "the mind of a child" has heard how he had thoughts of killing almost all the time. |
| Wayne Royston, 35, denies stabbing to death Dean Shorney at the town's park in April 2006. | |
| Cardiff Crown Court heard Mr Shorney was the victim of "a frenzied attack". | Cardiff Crown Court heard Mr Shorney was the victim of "a frenzied attack". |
| The prosecution said Mr Royston had for several years experienced homicidal thoughts and doctors had raised concerns with police as early as 2003. | The prosecution said Mr Royston had for several years experienced homicidal thoughts and doctors had raised concerns with police as early as 2003. |
| Mr Shorney's body was found on 18 April with 38 stab wounds and his throat had been cut from ear to ear. | Mr Shorney's body was found on 18 April with 38 stab wounds and his throat had been cut from ear to ear. |
| Opening the evidence for the prosecution, Peter Murphy QC described how Mr Royston, who was unemployed and claiming disability allowances, had been having homicidal thoughts for several years. | Opening the evidence for the prosecution, Peter Murphy QC described how Mr Royston, who was unemployed and claiming disability allowances, had been having homicidal thoughts for several years. |
| These had been getting worse around the time of Mr Shorney's death, the court heard. | These had been getting worse around the time of Mr Shorney's death, the court heard. |
| A report by a psychiatric doctor in 2003 showed he had admitted a number of incidents, including trying to suffocate his first girlfriend, having homicidal thoughts about a manager at work and a woman he had been having an affair with. | A report by a psychiatric doctor in 2003 showed he had admitted a number of incidents, including trying to suffocate his first girlfriend, having homicidal thoughts about a manager at work and a woman he had been having an affair with. |
| Severe personality disorder | Severe personality disorder |
| He also had thoughts about killing his younger brother, said Mr Murphy, and had even gone to "the local park with the intention of stabbing someone with a bread knife". | He also had thoughts about killing his younger brother, said Mr Murphy, and had even gone to "the local park with the intention of stabbing someone with a bread knife". |
| But, the jury heard, the defendant told doctors "he had walked around and there was no-one there so he returned home". | But, the jury heard, the defendant told doctors "he had walked around and there was no-one there so he returned home". |
| In 2003 doctors deemed him as having "high risk of severe violence, perhaps even of killing someone". | In 2003 doctors deemed him as having "high risk of severe violence, perhaps even of killing someone". |
| Mr Murphy told jurors that Gwent Police were told that year about the concerns of doctors about Mr Royston and this ultimately led officers to arrest him after Mr Shorney's death. | Mr Murphy told jurors that Gwent Police were told that year about the concerns of doctors about Mr Royston and this ultimately led officers to arrest him after Mr Shorney's death. |
| In 2004, he was diagnosed as suffering with dangerous severe personality disorder and was considered untreatable. Doctors once again highlighted their concerns to Gwent Police. | In 2004, he was diagnosed as suffering with dangerous severe personality disorder and was considered untreatable. Doctors once again highlighted their concerns to Gwent Police. |
| Mr Shorney's body was found at a park in his home town of Bargoed | Mr Shorney's body was found at a park in his home town of Bargoed |
| In January 2006 Mr Royston told doctors he was "having homicidal thoughts all the time," said Mr Murphy and that a month before Mr Shorney died Mr Royston told psychiatric nurses his thoughts about killing had worsened. | In January 2006 Mr Royston told doctors he was "having homicidal thoughts all the time," said Mr Murphy and that a month before Mr Shorney died Mr Royston told psychiatric nurses his thoughts about killing had worsened. |
| His medication was altered and five days before the killing he told the nurse it was helping. | His medication was altered and five days before the killing he told the nurse it was helping. |
| However, the court heard the day before the killing he had run out of his supply of diazepam, one of the drugs he was reliant on and he was unable to get any more until next day. | However, the court heard the day before the killing he had run out of his supply of diazepam, one of the drugs he was reliant on and he was unable to get any more until next day. |
| 'Harmless soul' | 'Harmless soul' |
| In initial interviews to police he told officers he fantasised about killing someone with a knife and said he would stab them from behind. | In initial interviews to police he told officers he fantasised about killing someone with a knife and said he would stab them from behind. |
| He then told police that he would then "probably stick the knife in their throat". | He then told police that he would then "probably stick the knife in their throat". |
| The jury heard how on the day Mr Shorney died, Mr Royston and his brother Gareth had spent the afternoon and evening at a local pub, where he had drunk three-and-a-half pints of cider. | The jury heard how on the day Mr Shorney died, Mr Royston and his brother Gareth had spent the afternoon and evening at a local pub, where he had drunk three-and-a-half pints of cider. |
| He told police it was the first time he had been to a pub for over a year because "it doesn't make him feel well". | He told police it was the first time he had been to a pub for over a year because "it doesn't make him feel well". |
| Mr Murphy described the victim Mr Shorney as "a harmless soul who would never hurt a fly". | Mr Murphy described the victim Mr Shorney as "a harmless soul who would never hurt a fly". |
| He said on the day he died he had gone for his daily walk at the park near his home after spending the day with his father in Porthcawl. | He said on the day he died he had gone for his daily walk at the park near his home after spending the day with his father in Porthcawl. |
| Mr Royston also denies perverting the course of justice. The trial continues. | Mr Royston also denies perverting the course of justice. The trial continues. |