Boy killed stepfather before falsely claiming voices drove

Boy killed stepfather before falsely claiming voices drove him to it, jury told

Teenager was sent to secure hospital before being arrested again after allegedly admitting to fabricating symptoms

A teenager used a knife, hammer and electric drill to murder his stepfather before falsely claiming to have been driven to violence by voices in his head, a jury has heard.

Vladimir Ivashikin, who was 16 when he attacked university lecturer Barry Hounsome in 2018, was sent to a secure hospital in 2019 after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and pleading guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.