Family blames NHS failings for 'road rage' killing

The family of "road rage" victim Don Lock said he would still be alive were it not for the failings of the NHS.

They spoke after paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Daley was convicted of Mr Lock's manslaughter but acquitted of murder, having stabbed him 39 times in July last year.

For years, Daley's parents had warned health officials that their son was a danger to the public.

Whatever action Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is taking now, it was "far too late" in the case of Daley, ITV News Correspondent Sally Lockwood reports.

The family of road rage victim Don Lock have said he would still be here were it not for the failings of the NHS.

Mr Lock's son Andrew said the manslaughter verdict had brought to a close "the most horrific 10 months of our lives and brings some sort of justice for dad".

But he added: "This verdict effectively provides the Daley family with what they have wanted for the last few years - their son in a safe place away from harm's way being treated correctly.

"For them they can still visit their son, hug him and talk to him... for us, all we can do is cling on to the wonderful memories of dad.

"As a consequence of the failings of the NHS, it is clear that dad would still be here today if they had done their job properly.

"Nothing we say or do now will bring dad back to us, but we will continue the spirit that dad carried with him through our family, friends and the many people that dad had such an impact on over the course of his life.

"It is clear now to all that this incident confirms nothing more than that dad was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Daley stabbed retired solicitor Mr Lock 39 times in West Sussex in July last year.