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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

BIZARRE: Man stabbed woman to death after telling medics he would kill someone exeter jury hears - What They Never Told You

Lorna England
Lorna England was killed after going out to buy some flour in February last year, the court heard. Photograph: Devon and Cornwall police

A man stabbed a 74-year-old stranger to death in a Devon park three hours after telling doctors he would kill someone when they refused to section him, a jury has heard.

Cameron Davis stabbed Lorna England in the heart and neck as she walked home from the shops in Exeter. When he was arrested, Davis told police: “I warned you … why didn’t they listen to me at the hospital?”

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