Beheading suspect freed

A MAN accused of beheading a British grandmother in a shop in Tenerife had previously been released from a psychiatric unit in Wales.

Deyan Deyanov, 28, was reportedly sectioned under the Mental Health Act for his own safety last summer and held in the Ablett Psychiatric Unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital in North Wales.

But by last October he was out, and last week he stalked and allegedly murdered Jennifer Mills-Westley, 60, in the popular holiday resort of Los Cristianos.

A statement from health officials confirmed Deyanov was detained in North Wales but gave few further details, citing patient confidentiality as the reason.

It is not clear if he was allowed to leave the psychiatric unit after being assessed as safe or absconded. Officials would not say if an inquiry has been launched.