A man escaped from a secure unit to kill a 'caring and loved' grandmother with a golfing umbrella during a burglary at her home, a court heard.
David Parish, 38, walked out of the hospital unit after a door was left open and brutally attacked local churchwarden Beryl Purdy, 86, with the brolly as she tried to defend herself.
The victim - known as Bez - died at her home in Broomfield, near Bridgwater, Somerset, on Monday 27 March 2023
