Manchester Arndale shopping centre knife attacker detained under Mental Health Act
A knifeman who stabbed five people at random in a shopping centre has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
He was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to an indeterminate hospital order, meaning he will be detained in a secure hospital and will only be released with Home Office approval. "With no warning he broke into a run, wielding the knife and randomly stabbed five members of the public," prosecutor Andrew Ford said.
Chevelleau also stabbed a 21-year-old woman, who was visiting the city from Ireland with friends for an 18th birthday celebration, in her right shoulder and right bicep.
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