NHS orders probe into case of man charged with supermarket murder bid

By The Newsroom
Published 29th Sep 2008, 18:54 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 17:43 BST
HEALTH chiefs have launched an inquiry into the case of a mental health patient who is charged with the attempted murder of a young woman in a supermarket.

The review by the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust was announced today (Monday, September 29) by its chief executive Lisa Rodrigues, as Bognor man Samuel Reid-Wentworth was appearing in court at Lewes charged with the attempted murder of Lucy Yates.

Lucy was stabbed up to 17 times in the Somerfield supermarket in Anchor Springs in Littlehampton on Tuesday, September 16.

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Ms Rodrigues said in a statement today: "Samuel Reid-Wentworth appeared today at Lewes Crown Court charged with attempted murder.

"He is known to our services and we are co-operating fully with Sussex Police in their investigation.