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| Shipley man Nathaniel Flynn jailed for killing grandmother | Shipley man Nathaniel Flynn jailed for killing grandmother |
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| A man who stabbed his grandmother to death before attempting to kill a boy has been jailed for life. | |
| Nathaniel Flynn, 26, from Shipley, stabbed 84-year-old Louisa Denby 50 times in a "brutal and frenzied attack" at her home in July. | |
| He then attacked nine-year-old Jason D'Arcy in a nearby skate park in Shipley, stabbing him through the arm. | He then attacked nine-year-old Jason D'Arcy in a nearby skate park in Shipley, stabbing him through the arm. |
| Flynn, who admitted murder and attempted murder at Bradford Crown Court, must serve at least 24 years. | |
| 'Entrenched' drug use | |
| West Yorkshire Police said in November that they had "no idea" why he killed the retired teacher. | |
| However, Mr Justice Keith said that the most likely explanation was that "she just got on your nerves". | |
| The judge heard that three psychiatrists found he had no diagnosable mental illness but said he had been influenced by his "entrenched" use of cannabis and other drugs. | |
| Mrs Denby's body was found by police investigating the attack on Jason at Carnegie skate park on 1 July. | |
| The court heard the boy suffered a shallow wound to his chest and a much more serious injury to his arm as he tried to defend himself. | |
| Police said Flynn also attempted to entice an eight-year-old girl from her garden and attacked a 59-year-old man. | |
| He was arrested after being spotted in Westfield Lane, Idle, in nearby Bradford, at about 04:10 BST the following day. |