Crime Barry Hounsome murder: Teenager brutally killed stepfather and then falsely blamed 'voices' in his head, court told By Kelly Brown Published 1st Jul 2024, 16:42 BST Updated 1st Jul 2024, 16:48 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now A teenage Army cadet brutally killed his university lecturer stepfather then falsely claimed to have been driven to murder by 'fabricated' voices in his head, a court heard today. Vladimir Ivashikin was 16 when he attacked Dr Barry Hounsome in his Gosport home with a hammer and knife while telling him 'Sorry, Dad', jurors were told. After being arrested, the 'loner' - who was studying for his A Levels at the time - blamed 'insistent and aggressive' 'voices' for ordering him to carry out the 54 year old's 'gruesome' killing despite having no medical history of mental illness, the court heard.
He was diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, pleaded guilty in 2019 to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility and was sent by a judge to a secure hospital. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter. All the latest crime news and trials from across the UK.
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