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Cheryl McEvoy

Death of East Kilbride mum stabbed 57 times by mentally ill patient to be probed at inquiry

A Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) will held into the death of a Lanarkshire mum stabbed to death by a mentally ill patient.

Joanne Gallacher was knifed 57 times by James Kennedy after popping in to check on his welfare when was released from hospital two days after drinking weed killer.

He had been assessed by psychiatrists before he was sent home, but hours later police had to removed steak knives from his flat in Biggar after he dialled 999 for an ambulance and hung up.

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