The mum of a Crosby man killed in the street at random by a knifeman slammed the "astonishing" failure of different agencies to realise the danger he posed.
Jacob Billington, 23, died after Zephaniah McLeod went on a stabbing spree in central Birmingham, attacking eight victims at random. University worker and musician Mr Billington was wounded in the neck and shoulder as he walked to a hotel following a night out to celebrate a friend's birthday.
McLeod also stabbed Mr Billington's close friend and bandmate, fellow Crosby native Michael Callaghan, in the neck, causing life-changing injuries. Mr Callaghan, then 24, was partially paralysed and suffered a stroke following the attack in the early hours of September 6, 2020.
