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A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a vicar on the grounds of diminished responsibility.A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a vicar on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Geraint Evans of Trecynon, near Aberdare, repeatedly stabbed Father Paul Bennett on 14 March in the grounds of St Fagan's Church, Trecynon.Geraint Evans of Trecynon, near Aberdare, repeatedly stabbed Father Paul Bennett on 14 March in the grounds of St Fagan's Church, Trecynon.
Father Bennett, 59, a married father of two, was attacked yards from the Trecynon church in front of his wife.Father Bennett, 59, a married father of two, was attacked yards from the Trecynon church in front of his wife.
Evans had previous pleaded not guilty to murder. His plea was accepted by the prosecution at Cardiff Crown Court.Evans had previous pleaded not guilty to murder. His plea was accepted by the prosecution at Cardiff Crown Court.
John Jenkins QC, prosecuting, told the court that Father Paul was attacked within two minutes of stepping outside to put the rubbish out.John Jenkins QC, prosecuting, told the court that Father Paul was attacked within two minutes of stepping outside to put the rubbish out.
"It is apparent he immediately ran away from the direction of the front door in the direction of the gate that leads to the churchyard," he said."It is apparent he immediately ran away from the direction of the front door in the direction of the gate that leads to the churchyard," he said.
Father Paul Bennet had been a vicar for 22 year, five in AberdareFather Paul Bennet had been a vicar for 22 year, five in Aberdare
"He probably did that to protect his family. His son Nigel, who was in the living room, saw his father running that way with the defendant in pursuit."He probably did that to protect his family. His son Nigel, who was in the living room, saw his father running that way with the defendant in pursuit.
"The defendant stabbed him in the back while he was trying to run away. He had six stab wounds in his back.""The defendant stabbed him in the back while he was trying to run away. He had six stab wounds in his back."
Hearing screams, Father Bennett's wife, Georgina, went outside to see her husband on his back with Evans on top of him stabbing him.Hearing screams, Father Bennett's wife, Georgina, went outside to see her husband on his back with Evans on top of him stabbing him.
As she tried to pull him off, Evans stabbed the vicar forcibly through the heart.As she tried to pull him off, Evans stabbed the vicar forcibly through the heart.
The court heard that she then went back inside to dial 999 and Evans sat on a bench.The court heard that she then went back inside to dial 999 and Evans sat on a bench.
When she came back out of the house with a kitchen knife, Evans told her to go back inside as he did not want to hurt her or her son. Mr Jenkins said that when she came back out of the house with a kitchen knife, Evans told her to go back inside as he did not want to hurt her or her son.
"I've done what I had to do," he told her."I've done what I had to do," he told her.
'I stabbed him through the heart, I stabbed him through the eye' Evans talking to Father Bennett's wife'I stabbed him through the heart, I stabbed him through the eye' Evans talking to Father Bennett's wife
Mr Jenkins said Evans scattered 10 CDs on the driveway, saying: "It's on there, he wouldn't listen, it's all on the tapes." The hearing was told that Evans then scattered 10 CDs on the driveway, saying: "It's on there, he wouldn't listen, it's all on the tapes."
He then started swearing and speaking of God and the devil saying to Mrs Bennett that he had spoken to her husband previously.He then started swearing and speaking of God and the devil saying to Mrs Bennett that he had spoken to her husband previously.
"He also spoke to her of the attack, saying, 'I stabbed him through the heart, I stabbed him through the eye'," the prosecution continued."He also spoke to her of the attack, saying, 'I stabbed him through the heart, I stabbed him through the eye'," the prosecution continued.
"In a gloating voice, he said 'You have to forgive me now'.""In a gloating voice, he said 'You have to forgive me now'."
Pseudonym 'Jack Blade'Pseudonym 'Jack Blade'
When police arrived at the scene at 1450 GMT on 14 March, Evans was sat calmly on a gravestone and Father Bennett was dead.
The court heard that Evans, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was obsessed with both God and the devil and was fixated with religion.The court heard that Evans, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was obsessed with both God and the devil and was fixated with religion.
As well as smoking cannabis, he inhaled lighter fluid on a daily basis, the hearing was told.As well as smoking cannabis, he inhaled lighter fluid on a daily basis, the hearing was told.
Evans, who had been in care as a teenager and had been in a young offenders institute, was a user of satanic websites and wrote under the pseudonym of Jack Blade.Evans, who had been in care as a teenager and had been in a young offenders institute, was a user of satanic websites and wrote under the pseudonym of Jack Blade.
He was living in a flat close to the vicarage where Father Bennett, who was profoundly deaf, lived with his wife. He was living in a flat close to the vicarage where Father Bennett, who was profoundly deaf, lived with his wife, children and grandson.
Police were called to the scene at 1450 GMT on 14 March and found Father Bennett dead.
A popular vicar with three churches under this stewardship, he was described as being at the "very centre of his community".A popular vicar with three churches under this stewardship, he was described as being at the "very centre of his community".
During his funeral in April, assistant bishop of Llandaff, the Right Reverend David Yeoman, described Father Bennett as relaxed and often humorous person and a "committed and dedicated priest".During his funeral in April, assistant bishop of Llandaff, the Right Reverend David Yeoman, described Father Bennett as relaxed and often humorous person and a "committed and dedicated priest".