Man Detained on Chiswick High Road Guilty of Murder
Thomas Schreiber stabbed Sir Richard Sutton to death
Thomas Schreiber. Picture: Dorset Police
The 35-year-old man, who was the subject of a 'hard-stop' on Chiswick High Road and detained by armed police after a sustained high-speed chase, has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder.
Thomas Schreiber stabbed 83-year-old Sir Richard Sutton to death and left his own mother Anne paralysed. The court was told that his resentment towards Sir Richard grew during the time he was forced to live with him and his mother during lockdown. The attack took place on the eighth anniversary of his own father's death from drink and depression. His mother gave video testimony form hospital in which she said her son had found it difficult to come to terms with the death of his father and her relationship with Sir Richard.
He will be sentenced next week but the judge at Winchester Crown Court has indicated that a life sentence will be given with only the minimum term to be decided.
The stabbings which were described in court as a 'ferocious and sustained attack on both victims' took place on 7 April after which Schreiber drove a Range Rover across the country before a police car deliberately crashed into him on the High Road near the junction with Marlborough Road.
Armed officers surround vehicle on Chiswick High Road
As many as 16 police vehicles were involved in the chase with officers from Wiltshire Police, Hampshire Constabulary, Thames Valley Police, Surrey Police and the Metropolitan Police all assisting as the vehicle progressed along the A303, M3 and A4.
Anne Schrieber with her son Thomas. Picture: Facebook
Body-worn footage shows him being dragged from the car and tasered after an officer shouted 'armed police' at him. Schreiber pleaded with officers to shoot him as they detained him
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December 19, 2021