15/10/2013

Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Homeless Men Stabbings

A homeless man has pleaded guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility for the deaths of two men in Birmingham.

Ian Gladwich and Wayne Busst, also homeless and sellers of the Big Issue, died after being stabbed by John Ward on Union Street in Birmingham city centre on 11 January.

It is understood that Ward had travelled to Birmingham to meet Gladwich and Busst spending a the day with them before the stabbing incident occurred.

Ward, a paranoid schizophrenic, appeared via video link and was remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date.

(MH/IT)

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