A man killed a woman who was concerned about how he was treating his partner.
14.10.2022 - 20:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A student at the University of Manchester who killed his 89-year-old gran by setting fire to her house has been sentenced to be detained in a mental health hospital.
Chanatorn Croghan, 21, seemed to spiral out of control during his first term at the university and eventually quit his course, prosecutor William Carter told Norwich Crown Court. The defendant turned up unannounced at his grandmother's house, where his father Richard Croghan also lived, at around 9pm on December 9, 2020.
He mostly stayed in his bedroom but at around 11pm on December 10 he went to his father's room. Feeling threatened, his father called the police.
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Just after midnight, three officers attended and told Richard that if he wanted his son to leave the house he should tell him in the morning, Mr Carter said. "They took the view if the defendant was evicted that night because of his mental health difficulties he would be classified as a high-risk missing person,” he added.
Feeling "uncomfortable", Richard decided to stay at his female friend's house, leaving the Norwich property at 1am. During this leave, Richard had turned his phone completely off - when he turned it back on at 8am on December 11, it showed the smoke alarm had been activated at 4.50am.
The prosecution counsel said emergency services were already there as a passerby phoned 999. Meanwhile, university lecturer Vera Croghan died from inhalation of fire fumes.
Mr Carter also noted that an investigation revealed that a fire had been set in a cupboard under the stairs, while Richard's bank card went missing. "It was used shortly before 9am to make an online purchase then
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