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Killer's family warned he was not taking his medication

Killer's family warned he was not taking his medication

THE family of an Oldham man who stabbed an innocent musician to death had warned he was not taking his medication for mental illness only three days earlier.

Jonathan Mills, 31, of Dalwish Avenue, Chadderton, stabbed violinist Michael Kahan twice because he was suffering delusions that Jews were preventing him from getting his tablets for paranoid schizophrenia changed.


 

School runners raised the alarm about man on fire

BLUECOAT School pupils raised the alarm after spotting the smoke from a man who is believed to have set himself alight on Oldham Edge last week.
Wedding’s a wise move

Wedding’s a wise move

AN animal-loving couple were adamant that their wedding would definitely be a hoot.

 

Wheelchair protest over floodlights bid

Wheelchair protest over floodlights bid

A DEFIANT lone protestor stopped lighting plans at a school’s sports ground by blocking a trench with her wheelchair.
Through gritted teeth

Through gritted teeth

HEAVY snow and sub-zero temperatures brought chaos to borough roads, leaving commuters stranded and dozens of local schools shut.

 

 

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