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Man guilty of Donald Lock 'road rage' killing | |
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A man who stabbed a retired solicitor 39 times after a crash between their cars has been cleared of murder but convicted of his manslaughter. | A man who stabbed a retired solicitor 39 times after a crash between their cars has been cleared of murder but convicted of his manslaughter. |
Matthew Daley, 35, killed Donald Lock, on the A24 in Findon, near Worthing, last July after the 79-year-old ran into the back of his vehicle. | Matthew Daley, 35, killed Donald Lock, on the A24 in Findon, near Worthing, last July after the 79-year-old ran into the back of his vehicle. |
Daley had admitted stabbing Mr Lock to death, claiming diminished responsibility. | Daley had admitted stabbing Mr Lock to death, claiming diminished responsibility. |
Lewes Crown Court heard Daley suffered from chronic mental health problems. | Lewes Crown Court heard Daley suffered from chronic mental health problems. |
The judge, Mr Justice Singh adjourned the case for sentencing on 8 July. | The judge, Mr Justice Singh adjourned the case for sentencing on 8 July. |
'NHS failings' | 'NHS failings' |
Mr Lock's family said the manslaughter verdict brought to a close the "most horrific 10 months of our lives and brings some sort of justice for Dad". | |
However, they blamed the NHS for his death. | |
"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 and being treated correctly," Mr Lock's family said in a statement. | |
"For them they can still visit their son, hug him and talk to him and enjoy aspects of his life with him albeit constrained at the same time. | "For them they can still visit their son, hug him and talk to him and enjoy aspects of his life with him albeit constrained at the same time. |
"For us all we can do is cling on to the wonderful memories of Dad. | "For us all we can do is cling on to the wonderful memories of Dad. |
"As a consequence of the failings of the NHS and this verdict, it is clear that dad would still be here today if they had done their job properly." | "As a consequence of the failings of the NHS and this verdict, it is clear that dad would still be here today if they had done their job properly." |
During the trial, jurors were told Daley's mother pleaded with mental health experts to have her son sectioned. | During the trial, jurors were told Daley's mother pleaded with mental health experts to have her son sectioned. |
She told the court, that the day she heard Mr Lock was killed was "the day that all your nightmares came true". | |
The great-grandfather, who had recently been given the all-clear from prostate cancer, was returning from a cycle meeting when his car crashed into the back of Daley's Ford Fusion. | The great-grandfather, who had recently been given the all-clear from prostate cancer, was returning from a cycle meeting when his car crashed into the back of Daley's Ford Fusion. |
'Got things wrong' | |
Chief executive of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Colm Donaghy said they "got things wrong". | |
"On behalf of the Trust, I apologise unreservedly because the care we provided to Matthew Daley should have been better. I also want to offer my sincere condolences to the family of Don Lock and everyone else affected by this tragic, devastating incident." | |
He said it was clear they should have reviewed the diagnosis, looked at other ways of providing treatment and "listened to his family" more closely. | |
"We got things wrong. But I do not believe that any of our staff acted in a way which was deliberately negligent or designed to cause harm. | |
"We will do things differently as a result of this tragic incident." | |
Det Ch Insp Paul Rymarz of Sussex Police said Mr Lock's killing was a "tragic case" and had changed the lives both families forever. |