Damning report over release of cannibal who murdered friend

THERE was a “systematic failure” in the treatment of a schizophrenic who was allowed to live as an outpatient and went on to murder a friend and eat parts of his brain, a report found yesterday.

Damning report over release of cannibal who murdered friend

Convicted killer Peter Bryan was given permission to live in a hostel in north London where he could come and go as he pleased.

He had been admitted to a secure hospital after beating shop assistant Nisha Sheth to death with a hammer in 1993.

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