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Crash killer wins damages appeal Crash killer wins damages appeal
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A man who claimed he was driven to kill by the trauma he suffered in the Paddington rail crash in 1999 has won his appeal against a High Court ruling.A man who claimed he was driven to kill by the trauma he suffered in the Paddington rail crash in 1999 has won his appeal against a High Court ruling.
Kerrie Gray, 47, of Tilbury, Essex, was detained in a psychiatric hospital after killing a man in a row in 2001.Kerrie Gray, 47, of Tilbury, Essex, was detained in a psychiatric hospital after killing a man in a row in 2001.
He was seeking £300,000 from Thames Trains and Network Rail for past and future loss of earnings.He was seeking £300,000 from Thames Trains and Network Rail for past and future loss of earnings.
Last July a High Court judge dismissed his claim for losses after the killing but has now ruled in his favour.Last July a High Court judge dismissed his claim for losses after the killing but has now ruled in his favour.
'Previous good character'
Gray pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 42-year-old welder John Boultwood, on August 19 2001, on the basis of diminished responsibility.
Gray, who suffered minor lacerations in the October 1999 crash in which 31 people died, stabbed Mr Boultwood after he walked in front of his car and banged on the windscreen.
His counsel, Anthony Scrivener QC, claimed that Gray, 48, of Tilbury, Essex, was "a law-abiding man who has been turned into a criminal".
In July last year, the High Court dismissed Gray's claim for losses suffered after the act of manslaughter, although he said that losses suffered before that date should be recoverable - which was not disputed.
But Gray, who was of previous good character and had been in continuous employment in administration or sales, claimed he would have limited prospects on his release and sought damages for earnings lost as a result of post-traumatic stress.