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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Sisters of man who killed their parents tell Sheffield court support systems were ‘broken’

Duncan Andrews
Duncan Andrews was ordered to be treated at a high-security psychiatric hospital after he fatally stabbed his parents, Mary, 76, and Bryan Andrews, 79, last November. Photograph: South Yorkshire police/PA

Two sisters of a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed their loving elderly parents have spoken of being let down by a “broken” health and social service system.

Duncan Andrews repeatedly stabbed Mary, 76, and Bryan Andrews, 79, to death last November after, he said, being told to do so by God, Sheffield crown court heard.

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