Man believed father was part of witches' coven, court told

A mentally-ill man accused of killing his father believed his father was part of a coven of witches, a court heard today.

Kevin Parker, aged 45, also believed he was chosen by God to be the saviour of the second coming and was being pursued by witches in England and had been "bounced from wall to wall by Jesus", a murder trial jury in the Central Criminal Court heard.