Murderer ‘may be mentally ill’
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Amelie Delagrange believe a mental patient released from care may be responsible. Delagrange, 22, died two weeks ago in Twickenham, southwest London, after being struck on the back of the head by a blunt instrument. Police have said that at least five other attacks, including the murder of Marsha McDonnell, 19, in February may be linked to the case. They are worried that the person responsible is mentally ill and sleeping rough in the area. A spokesman said: “We will look at whether there are mental patients in the area. But it is just one thread we are following.”
Sectarian attack
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TWO loyalist bandsmen were stabbed and seriously injured in an attack in Belfast yesterday. Police said the attack was sectarian and they were treating it as attempted murder. Four men have been arrested.
Tuition fee protest
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FIVE hundred demonstrators gathered in Waterford yesterday to oppose a 20% increase in tuition fees at the city’s school of music. The school’s board has announced a moratorium on new entrants.
Man dies as plane crashes near park
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ONE man was killed and two injured when a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames 20 metres from a children’s amusement park in Bournemouth. The Tobago plane had taken off from the town’s airport when it hit a hedge near the Alice in Wonderland theme park. Russell Lucas, owner of the park, said: “It looked like it had got into trouble and there wasn’t enough room to turn and get back into the airport.” He said there had been 300 to 400 people at the park. The three men on the plane were from Guernsey.