Murder accused thought father was devil, court hears

A mentally-ill man accused of killing his father in a frenzied knife attack because he thought he was the devil was too deluded to stop himself, a court heard today.

Kevin Parker, aged 45, who was convinced he was God's chosen avenger, was in the grip of unshakeable schizophrenic delusions when he allegedly stabbed his father repeatedly in the face and neck, two leading psychiatrists told a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court.