On a January evening two years ago, Pietro Addis dialled 999 and told the operator: I m calling to hand myself in. Asked what he had done, the 17-year-old simply replied: There s been a murder.
A 19-year-old man who stabbed his grandmother to death has been cleared of her murder on grounds of diminished responsibility following a trial at Lewes Crown Court today.
Sue Addis, 69, was found at her Brighton home with 17 stab wounds by police after grandson Pietro (pictured) called 999 to turn himself in. He was found not guilty of murder by a jury.
On the day the government announced household heating bills are set to rise by £1,000, the trial failed to start after courtroom temperatures hit more than 28C.