Devastated family of man killed in axe attack by schizophrenic cousin want answers
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe family of a man killed by his cousin - who was suffering with severe mental ill-health - want answers over the axe attacker's care prior to the tragedy.
Ryan Lowry's loved ones there were 'collective failings' and a 'complete lack of joined-up thinking between agencies' in the 'care and supervision' of Ashley Rowen.
Mr Lowry, 36, died after Rowen, then 31, chased him down the street and struck him 13 times with an axe on Moss Lane in Partington, Trafford in February, 2020.
Tree surgeon Rowen, also known as Ashley Glennon, had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on account of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in January 2021. READ MORE: Teenage coward carried out horrific attack, jabbing young man in the eye with a CROSSBOW READ MORE: This massive development has been delayed - for a very strange reason An inquest will be held into the death of Mr Lowry, from Marple, Stockport, in March next year and will be heard before a jury.
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