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Nick Tyrrell & Rory Cassidy

Son who battered mum to death with hammer hid mental health relapse in pandemic

A son who beat his mum to death managed to hide signs that his schizophrenia was getting worse in the weeks before he killed her.

And a court heard that changes to appointments as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic had made it harder for doctors to assess patients like Andrew Tinton.

The 55-year-old used a lump hammer to kill 82-year-old mum Rose Marie Tinton at their home.

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