A coroner has slammed the lack of action from Jehovah s Witnesses who did not stop a devout follower s frenzied attack on his wife.
Ronald Mowbray, 82, from Studley, Warwickshire, stabbed his wife Ann a total of 49 times as she slept in bed.
A devout Jehovah s Witness, Mowbray was arrested at the couple s village home following the attack last February.
But to the shock of the county s coroner, Sean McGovern, it was revealed that the pensioner had earlier informed a senior church member of his murderous plan.
And Mr McGovern warned that similar deaths could happen in the future if lessons were not learned from this incident.