Matthew Daley cleared of murdering Don Lock: manslaughter verdict

Matthew Daley, 35, has been found guilty at Lewes Crown Court of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the so-called "road rage" killing of Donald Lock, 79, in West Sussex.

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'We told the NHS my father would stab my mother to death'

The son of Roger Goswell, who stabbed his wife to death and then killed himself in a car crash, says he warned an NHS Trust that his father was a danger.

The killing is one of 10 that Sussex NHS Partnership Trust has announced an independent review into. All the killings involved people who used the services of the trust.

Roger Goswell was suffering from mental illness and had been treated for a different suicide attempt. His son Joseph Goswell says he tried to tell the trust that his father was planning to kill his mother.

The independent review of the 10 killings is in response to the death of Don Lock. He was stabbed 39 times in a 'road rage' attack by Matthew Daley, who suffered from chronic mental health problems.

Before the killing Daley's family had "pleaded" with clinicians to section him as his mental health declined.

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MP says that lessons must be learned from dreadful killing

Sir Peter Bottomley MP, who represents Worthing where the victim of road rage victim Don Lock lived, says it's important that we learn lessons from the tragedy, and reduce the amount of risk.

Devastated family speak out after 'road rage' case

A man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing a Sussex motorist to death in a 'road rage' attack. Don Lock's devastated family spoke to the press on the steps of the court.

NHS Trust admits "serious failings" over pensioner's killing

Road rage killing of Don Lock: Matthew Daley was under the care of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. His parents begged them to help before something like this happened.

Speaking to ITV Meridian, managers acknowledge there WERE serious failings on their part. So were the family's calls for help ignored? Malcolm Shaw put that question to the chief executive of the Trust, Colm Donaghy.

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Mentally ill man found guilty of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility

Matthew Daley has been found guilty of killing Don Lock Credit: PA

A mentally ill man has been found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the "road rage" killing of a retired solicitor.

Matthew Daley, 35, knifed 79-year-old Donald Lock 39 times on the A24 at Findon, near Worthing, West Sussex, on 16 July 16 last year.

Daley stabbed Mr Lock after his Toyota crashed into the back of Daley's Ford Fusion at about 16mph, causing minor damage to both cars.

Before the killing Daley's family had "pleaded" with clinicians to section him as his mental health declined, the trial heard. NHS chiefs have apologised to his relatives for not doing more.

At Lewes Crown Court, Daley was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

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