Espie, Paul

ID
0961
Nationality
English
British
Occupation
Student
Murderer
Summary
Stabbed to death a fellow student, Matthew Lewis (q.v.), in a vocational training institute for deaf youth with behavior problems, following an earlier argument during the viewing of a video in the lounge. Charged with murder, his trial ended in a verdict of manslaughter due to "diminished responsibility" from mental illness, and committed indefinitely to a high-security mental hospital.
References
Deaf Crime Casebook, p.117-121.
Dates
1964?-