Man given indefinite hospital order for killing mother

Summarised from Liverpool Echo's report · Updated 6 Nov, 19:24 · Archive

Graham Daly, 45, was handed an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his 70-year-old mother Phyllis.

Graham Daly, a former shop security guard aged 45, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday 6 November. He had stabbed and battered his 70-year-old mother Phyllis with a golf club at their family home on Clent Road in Maghull on 13 July.

After the assault, Daly left his mother gravely injured on the kitchen floor and drove away. He then entered the Stanley Arms public house in Aughton wearing only his shorts, where he threatened to rape a member of staff. When police arrived, he confessed to the killing, telling officers: 'My mum tried to kill me today and I defended myself. I killed her.'

Daly was said to have been experiencing 'paranoid, persecutory delusions' at the time of the attack. The court heard that Phyllis had been at home alone that morning while her husband Dave was out playing golf. Her daughter Angela had phoned her around 10.15am. Neighbours reported hearing arguing at the address around 10.30am.

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• Killer walked into Aughton pub wearing only shorts and covered in blood after stabbing mumGraham Daly also battered his 70-year-old mum Phyllis with a golf club in the kitchen of the family homeLiverpool Echo · 6 Nov, 17:49

In this story: Graham Daly · Phyllis Daly · Maghull · Liverpool Crown Court

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