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knife. He was arrested. In August 2015, he told a psychiatrist some of the "most anti-social and violent thoughts" the professional had heard, saying that voices were telling him to burn babies and maim prostitutes. Searches of
Fairweather's possessions included documentaries about serial killers such as the
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after a car crash a few years before he was killed.' He was lying on the grass at Castle Park after drinking, when he was attacked by
Fairweather. He was found bleeding to death by paramedics, who could not save his life. The violence committed towards him with over a hundred stab wounds startled the
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decided that the details were too "gruesome to describe". In court, Fairweather said that voices had chosen
Attfield to be his victim, and the voices began to laugh as he stabbed him. Attfield had defensive wounds on his arms and hands, indicating that he was conscious enough to attempt to fight off
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Fairweather did not attempt another murder for almost a year because the public were wary of the danger: on 27 May 2015 he was spotted loitering early in the morning by a concerned dogwalker. The police were called and interviewed
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were arrested and bailed by officers investigating
Attfield's murder. Det Supt Hawkings, Head of Major Crimes for Essex Police called the attack "brazen" for occurring in a public space where passersby were likely. Police said that despite no firm evidence, one line of enquiry in the murder of
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Almanea was a possible hate crime. During the trial, by which time it was known that
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On 29 April 2016, Fairweather was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 27 years. Fairweather tried to appeal the sentence in
September on the grounds of his age, but this was rejected as it was deemed that the judge was aware of both.
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Almanea was killed in overgrowth on Salary Brook Trail near her home. Fairweather stabbed her in the abdomen before forcing the knife into her eyes and ultimately her brain, so that she could not "see evil".
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