October 19, 2012 UK Cardiff Matthew Tvrdon Mental Hit and Run Rampage Tax office employee Matthew Tvrdon was believed to be 'psychotic' when he failed to take his medication for paranoid schizophrenia got angry at a woman, and drove on an eight-mile "journey of mayhem" in 30 minutes started hitting her and a series of people, many with children or pushing baby strollers/ He killed Karina Menzies who pushed her children away before Tvrdon hit her, backed up and hit her again, and injured 12 other people. One woman was said to have been dragged underneath the van Tvrdon admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility because he was not taking medications He admitted seven counts of attempted murder and other charges including three counts of grievous bodily harm with intent. Though such attacks would later be typical of terrorist attacks in the UK and France, the judge accepted that Tvrdon's mental illness completely explained the hit and run attacks. He was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act with a 25-year driving ban. Tvrdon is a common Slovakian name.
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- A woman is killed and 12 other people injured in a series of hit and run incidents in Cardiff, south Wales. A 31-year-old van driver is arrested by police on suspicion of murder. (BBC) (Western Mail) (The Guardian) Police arrest man and seize white van after series of collisions in Leckwith and Ely areas of city half an hour of chaos at school pick-up time on Friday. Witnesses described how mothers and children were knocked over and others leapt to safety. One woman was said to have been dragged underneath the van. could not confirm whether pedestrians had been deliberately targeted. Began 3.30pm after an argument a white van drove off at speed, hitting a woman as it left the scene right outside my shop the van aimed straight at a mother and two children walking on the pavement and mowed them down. He then drove straight across the road and smashed into a man and woman with their baby in a pushchair. driver was not just running over people but reversing over them, too.
- White van rampage killer Matthew Tvrdon was 'psychotic' but could not have been stopped, concludes report Healthcare bosses find failings in the care of Tvrdon, whose 2012 rampage cost the life of Karina Menzies, but said it could not have been prevented https://www.walesonline.co.uk Sep 25, 2014 - An investigation into the care of white van rampage killer Matthew Tvrdon . Tvrdon then turned around and ran over Karina Menzies again before reversingover her. Cardiff hit-and-runs: Matthew Tvrdon detained indefinitely - BBC News Jun 6, 2013 - Matthew Tvrdon, 32, drove on an eight-mile "journey of mayhem" in 30 minutes last October, killing Karina Menzies. The judge called it horrific ...Cardiff hit and run: CCTV shows van swerving across 4 lanes of traffic ...dailymail.co.uk Oct 20, 2012 - Seconds from disaster: Chilling CCTV shows hit-and-run van ..... said: 'The driver was not just running over people but reversing over them too.
- Cardiff hit-and-runs: Matthew Tvrdon detained indefinitely - BBC News Jun 6, 2013 - A van driver who killed a mother-of-three and injured 17 other people in a hit-and-run "journey of mayhem" around Cardiff is detained ... Tvrdon then turned around and ran over Ms Menzies again before reversing over her. has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act. Matthew Tvrdon, 32, drove on an eight-mile "journey of mayhem" in 30 minutes last October, killing Karina Menzies. The judge called it horrific and said Tvrdon used his van as a weapon. Tvrdon, who has paranoid schizophrenia, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. admitted seven counts of attempted murder and other charges including three counts of grievous bodily harm with intent. prepared to accept that Tvrdon's mental illness "provides the explanation" for his actions. 25-year driving ban he targeted Ms Menzies as she walked on the forecourt of the fire station with two of her children. She pushed her children out of the way before the van hit her. Tvrdon then turned around and ran over Ms Menzies again before reversing over her. time under psychiatric care in 2003 and 2007 after he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia but he had stopped taking his medication under medical advice in 2011. behaved strangely and bizarrely in the days before the attacks
- We begged for him to be locked up": White van killer's parents told ... https://www.mirror.co.uk › News › UK News › Cardiff hit-and-run deaths Sep 26, 2014 - Report says paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Tvrdon's mum and dad believed their four-times sectioned son wasn't ready for release before he ... Matthew Tvrdon: How a mental breakdown led to the devastating ... https://www.walesonline.co.uk › News › Wales News › Matthew Tvrdon Jun 5, 2013 - Former colleagues at Cardiff's HMRC recall how Tvrdon's behaviour became increasingly erratic in the aftermath of mental health problems.
- Cardiff hit-and-run victim's family says mental health service 'let them ... https://www.theguardian.com/.../cardiff-hit-and-run-victims-family-mental-health-serv... Sep 25, 2014 - Review finds paranoid schizophrenic Matthew Tvrdon was not ... He hadn't been taking his medication and many prescriptions had been ...Tvrdon, who worked in a tax office, is now being treated in Ashworth secure psychiatric hospital in Merseyside after admitting the manslaughter of Menzies on the grounds of diminished responsibility, seven attempted murders and a string of other offences. Though his victims were strangers, Tvrdon claimed he believed they had been “gas-lighting” him – trying to make him think he was going insane. diabolical how his medication wasn’t monitored,” s since 2003 he repeatedly failed to take medication prescribed to keep his condition in check. When he did, he “responded well
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