The 22-year-old virgin, a self-confessed ‘involuntary celibate’, had an obsession with guns and violent computer games from the age of five, according to reports. In 2016, he was let go by police despite hitting Scott Hobbs 15 times and punching his girlfriend Sherrie – sending her falling on to her stomach and fearing she could lose her unborn baby. Mr Hobbs, 25, told The Sunday Mirror: ‘The police didn’t seem to take it very seriously. He claimed the killer had been taking both amphetamines and bodybuilding anabolic steroids since at least December. He told The Sun: ‘He was popping lots of pills... he became edgy, aggressive – and was basically a ticking timebomb.’

Source: The Nation August 15, 2021 22:18 UTC