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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tess de La Mare

Man accused of murdering neighbour claimed teddy bear was telling him to kill

A man who knifed his neighbour 27 times and attempted to murder another said the voice of his childhood teddy bear told him to kill, a court has heard, but a forensic psychiatrist is “sceptical” of the claim.

Can Arslan, 52, fatally stabbed father of three Matthew Boorman on his front lawn in Snowdonia Road, Walton Cardiff, near Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, on October 5 last year.

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