This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/6670567.stm
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 2 | Version 3 |
|---|---|
| Schizophrenic admits knife death | |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| A paranoid schizophrenic has admitted stabbing a hospitality worker to death in a row over throwing chips on a London bus. | |
| Anthony Joseph admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility after a murder trial jury was discharged for the second time. | |
| Richard Whelan, 28, was stabbed seven times on a bus in Holloway Road, north London, in July 2005. | Richard Whelan, 28, was stabbed seven times on a bus in Holloway Road, north London, in July 2005. |
| Joseph, from north London, was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. | |
| Family 'disappointed' | |
| Whelan 's family said they were very disappointed. | Whelan 's family said they were very disappointed. |
| Joseph will be sentenced on 20 December at the Old Bailey. | Joseph will be sentenced on 20 December at the Old Bailey. |
| A statement released on behalf of Mr Whelan's family immediately after the verdict said: "Having heard the whole of the evidence for the second time we feel that the defence of diminished responsibility in this case has been used as a defence for the un-defendable, with so much evidence showing that Anthony Joseph was an angry and vindictive man." | A statement released on behalf of Mr Whelan's family immediately after the verdict said: "Having heard the whole of the evidence for the second time we feel that the defence of diminished responsibility in this case has been used as a defence for the un-defendable, with so much evidence showing that Anthony Joseph was an angry and vindictive man." |
| "He has tried to excuse his actions that evening by claiming mental illness, however in our opinion he callously killed Richard for no reason at all." | "He has tried to excuse his actions that evening by claiming mental illness, however in our opinion he callously killed Richard for no reason at all." |
| Joseph had been released from prison earlier in the day despite an outstanding arrest warrant for him. | |
| CCTV footage showed Mr Whelan struggling with Joseph shortly after he threw chips at Mr Whelan's girlfriend Kerry Barker, 38, and another woman. |