diminished responsibility

He added that Mr Mears had killed Catherine Flynn "brutally", but said they would endeavour to prove that the defence of diminished responsibility applies.

Mr Mears has admitted manslaughter, but denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and is on trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.

Karolina Zurawska, 42, admitted the manslaughter of Alexander Zurawski on the grounds of diminished responsibility, as well as the attempted murder of her 67-year-old father, Krzysztof Siwy.

Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia before the attacks, was sentenced to a hospital order in January 2024 after admitting three counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and three counts of attempted murder.

Fleet pleaded guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility and was detained indefinitely at a secure psychiatric unit.