Thomas Scott McEntee spoke to police about demonic delusions four days before he stabbed an elderly couple to death in County Armagh, an inquest has heard.
The inquest into Mr and Mrs Cawdery's deaths is examining McEntee's interactions with police and healthcare workers in the lead up to the fatal stabbings.Marjorie and Michael Cawdery were retired grandparents who were attacked during a break-in at their Portadown home
The patient had voluntarily agreed to undergo a mental health assessment, having earlier that day reported to PSNI officers he was being chased by a cult. The constable also remembered that the patient recited a "rap-style poem" to officers, which had dark, demonic themes. Officers who encountered McEntee in Belfast on 22 May have explained that he was not displaying violent behaviour at the time and that he co-operated when asked to attend hospital voluntarily.
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