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| Man admits Tube commuter killing | Man admits Tube commuter killing |
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| A man has admitted killing a Tube passenger by pushing him in front of a train at rush hour. | A man has admitted killing a Tube passenger by pushing him in front of a train at rush hour. |
| Mehmet Bala, 20, of Lower Clapton, east London, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Mehmet Bala, 20, of Lower Clapton, east London, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| John Curran, 52, died when he fell onto the tracks at Highbury and Islington station, north London, on 7 July. | John Curran, 52, died when he fell onto the tracks at Highbury and Islington station, north London, on 7 July. |
| Bala was chased by other passengers and was arrested the next day after being identified from CCTV footage. | Bala was chased by other passengers and was arrested the next day after being identified from CCTV footage. |
| After Bala pleaded not guilty to murder, Judge Christopher Rees said it was a "proper and appropriate" decision to accept the manslaughter plea. | |
| Caring man | Caring man |
| He told the court that doctors reports had agreed that Bala had been suffering from mental illness. | He told the court that doctors reports had agreed that Bala had been suffering from mental illness. |
| Bala had been a voluntary patient at Homerton Hospital in east London at the time of the killing. | Bala had been a voluntary patient at Homerton Hospital in east London at the time of the killing. |
| Mr Curran had been living in England for 25 years and lived in north London with his girlfriend. | Mr Curran had been living in England for 25 years and lived in north London with his girlfriend. |
| He worked as a machine operator for a construction company in the North Greenwich area of south-east London. | He worked as a machine operator for a construction company in the North Greenwich area of south-east London. |
| After Mr Curran's death his family released a statement describing him as a gentle and caring man. | After Mr Curran's death his family released a statement describing him as a gentle and caring man. |
| "John was loved by all who knew him and his family and friends are mourning his loss. | "John was loved by all who knew him and his family and friends are mourning his loss. |
| "This was a senseless incident which took the life of a good man," the statement said. | "This was a senseless incident which took the life of a good man," the statement said. |