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A man named Dawood Safi, who arrived in the UK in 2020, has been ordered to be held indefinitely at Broadmoor Hospital after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of Wayne Broadhurst and causing life-altering injuries to his landlord and a 14-year-old boy. Police footage shows Safi, bloodied and armed, being Tasered after resisting arrest. Though he admitted to the attacks during a severe mental health episode, he denied murder, and the prosecution accepted his plea on diminished responsibility. Safi was convicted of attempting to murder his landlord, while the jury deadlocked on the charge against the boy. Mental health experts ruled he didn’t meet hospital criteria under the Mental Health Act, but his sentencing—set for October 5th—will determine if he remains at Broadmoor under mental health laws. The family of the victim, described as kind and loving, mourns a devastating loss that leaves a gaping void.

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