Father's concern at care of his son

BRADLEY, 25, KILLED HIS MOTHER

- CARL EVE

THE father of Bradley Huggins, who stabbed his mother Hazel Huggins to death, has raised concerns over the care of his son.

Bradley Huggins pleaded guilty in March to the manslaughter by diminished of responsibility 53-year-old Hazel Huggins. The 25-year-old had denied murdering his mother, and his plea was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service.

At this week's sentencing hearing at Plymouth Crown Court, prosecutor Christopher Quinlan KC explained that Bradley was diagnosed as suffering from psychosis in March 2019 and was prescribed anti-psychotic medication. In the summer of 2020, he was admitted to a rehabilitation unit, but was discharged in August of that year. However, by April 2021, the court heard that Bradley had become paranoid that he was being sought by a gang who were accusing him of being a paedophile.