Three elderly men killed within hours of each other in frenzied attacks, inquest hears

Manchester Evening News - Sep 21, 2026

An inquest has heard how three elderly men were killed in brutal attacks just hours apart in Exeter in 2019, after their attacker was released from police custody without a full mental health assessment.

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