Mentally ill Newcastle man seriously injured both of his parents with a saucepan
A mentally ill son who seriously injured both of his parents in a saucepan attack has been detained in hospital.
Stuart Bannister first turned on his dad when came inside the family home from washing the car, attacking him with his fists before using the pan to strike him repeatedly while he was curled up on the floor.
When his mum got back from walking the dog and questioned her son about what had happened, Bannister used the pan lid to strike her head and hand.
Both parents then went into the living room and held the door shut until the police arrived.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the dad spent three days on the trauma ward in hospital with a fractured fibular, three minor rib fractures, bruising and cuts.
The mum needed five stables to a wound to her head.
Bannister, 37, formerly of Denton, Newcastle, admitted causing grievous bodily harm and unlawful wounding. He has no violence on his record and just one conviction for criminal damage 15 years ago.
Nicoleta Alistari, defending, told the court: "He is not a man violent by nature.
"He committed these offences at a time when his mental illnesses were acute.
"The professor indicates he appears to have fallen through the cracks in the system and would have needed support many years before this incident occurred and it was unfortunate something like this had to happen before he gets the help he needs."
Mr Recorder Peter Makepeace KC sentenced Bannister to a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act.
The recorder said he was satisfied Bannister was suffering a schizophrenic illness at the time of the offences.