On Monday 26th October, it was reported that a mentally ill man had been convicted of fatally stabbing a former Wasps rugby player.
The BBC reported that 36-year-old Gurjeet Lall was initially diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008, denied murder but was found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility after knifing Grandfather-of-five Allan Isichei in Southall, in August last year.
The trial at Inner London Crown Court heard Mr Isichei had drunk a single bottle of beer at the Plough Inn before making his way home. According to the CCTV footage the pair had become "involved in conversation". The court heard that the men became further involved in a "scuffle" during which Gurjeet pulled a knife from his pocket. The two men "fell on top of each other" and, while they were wrestling over the knife, Mr Isichei was fatally injured.
Gurjeet is expected to be sentenced at a date to be fixed in December pending psychiatric reports.
