A MENTALLY disturbed son stabbed his mum’s lover to death as the couple watched TV in bed, the Old Bailey heard.

       Nicholas Jones, 34, knifed 45-year-old Paul McCarroll in the chest at the family home.

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       Paul McCarroll was stabbed in the chest by his lover's mentally disturbed son Credit: Metropolitan Police

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       Following the attack in Kenley, South London, Jones told police he feared the victim was trying to control his mind.

       He appeared via video-link from a psychiatric hospital and admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility but denied murder.

       His plea was accepted and he will be sentenced in September.

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