Son who killed mother in drug-fuelled 'frenzied knife attack' in danger of becoming homeless

Lawyers said today that "gross intoxication" was not an excuse for their client's actions but it had deprived him of an intention to kill and cause serious injury to his mother.

A probation report was sought for Celyn Eadon last November and the court heard today that the probation services were not in a position to offer Eadon suitable accommodation.

A son who killed his mother in a drug-fuelled "frenzied knife attack" and whose murder conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court, is in danger of becoming homeless once he is released from custody, his sentence hearing has been told.

Lawyers for Celyn Eadon, now aged 29, said today that "gross intoxication" was not an excuse for their client's actions but it had deprived him of an intention to kill and cause serious injury to his mother.