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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

Boy killed stepfather before falsely claiming voices drove him to it, jury told

The police scene in Gosport in Hampshire, where the 16-year-old killed his university lecturer stepfather.
The police scene in Gosport in Hampshire, where the 16-year-old killed his university lecturer stepfather. Photograph: Portsmouth News/Solent News & Photo Agency/Solent News

A teenager used a knife, hammer and electric drill to murder his stepfather before falsely claiming to have been driven to violence by voices in his head, a jury has heard.

Vladimir Ivashikin, who was 16 when he attacked university lecturer Barry Hounsome in 2018, was sent to a secure hospital in 2019 after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and pleading guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.

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