A heartbroken mum whose only son brutally stabbed her "defenceless" husband to death as he lay in bed with Covid has pleaded with a judge to "return my son to me." Benjamin Moglione, 23, knifed his stepdad, former police detective Andrew McDiarmid, 17 times with a kitchen knife inside the family home on Merseyside.
He was charged with murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter midway through a trial at Liverpool Crown Court, having been suffering from postictal psychosis as a result of an epileptic seizure at the time of the killing. READ MORE: Missing Jay Slater: Top cop's three theories on what happened in Tenerife A judge yesterday sentenced university student Moglione to an indefinite hospital order, meaning he will receive treatment as an inpatient until the Secretary of State deems it appropriate for him to be discharged, the Liverpool Echo reports.
At the sentencing hearing, Moglione's mum Alison Moglione read out a statement outlining the "indescribable pain and suffering" of the "tragic circumstances" which "resulted in my late husband's death, my son fighting for his life and my life and that of the entire family blown apart." She also described Mr McDiarmid, a former detective inspector who served Merseyside Police for 30 years, as a "wonderful husband and stepfather who was loved and cherished" with whom she had "lived happily for 17 years." Ms Moglione added: "I firmly believe if this hadn't happened, another horrific outcome would have been I would have lost my son permanently.
Ben was a hard-working, honest young man who worked tirelessly to get his degree while managing a challenging health condition. "He, like the rest of the family, will suffer for many years to come with the
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