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Dawood Safi, 28, was given an indefinite hospital order after being found guilty of manslaughter for fatally stabbing Wayne Broadhurst, 49, in Uxbridge, west London, on October 27 last year. Before killing Broadhurst, Safi attacked his landlord Shahzad Farrukh and stabbed a 14-year-old boy during a series of violent incidents while experiencing paranoid delusions and auditory hallucinations. The judge at Southwark Crown Court recommended that Safi be deported but left the final decision to the Home Secretary.

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On 27 October 2023, Dawood Safi, a 28-year-old Afghan refugee in west London, attacked three people with a knife during what was described as a "frenzy of violence." The attacks began at Safi's home in Uxbridge when he stabbed his landlord and a 14-year-old boy. Later, Safi fatally stabbed Wayne Broadhurst, a dog walker, on the street.

At Southwark Crown Court, Mrs Justice Cutts found Safi was experiencing paranoid delusions and hearing voices at the time of the attacks. She recommended that he be deported but left the final decision to the Home Secretary. Safi has been given an indefinite hospital order for manslaughter, indicating his mental health condition was a significant factor in the crimes.

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At Southwark Crown Court, Mrs Justice Cutts said Safi, an Afghan refugee, had been "in a psychotic state" and recommended that he be deported, but said the final decision rests with the Home Secretary.

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- Published A man who killed a dog walker and attacked two other people in a "frenzy of violence" in west London has been given an indefinite hospital order for manslaughter. asserted

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Dawood Safi, 28, fatally stabbed Wayne Broadhurst, 49, in the street during a series of knife attacks which began at Safi's home in Uxbridge on 27 October last year. asserted

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Safi, who was having paranoid delusions and hearing voices, attacked his landlord Shahzad Farrukh minutes before killing Broadhurst, and also stabbed a 14-year-old boy. asserted

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At Southwark Crown Court, Mrs Justice Cutts said Safi, an Afghan refugee, had been "in a psychotic state" and recommended that he be deported, but said the final decision rests with the Home Secretary. asserted

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