Murder accused claimed mother 'went a bid mad' and struck herself with knife, ex-partner tells trial

A bookkeeper accused of murdering his mother told his then-wife that before her death, the deceased "went a bit mad", struck herself with a knife, swung her cane around and tried to pick a fight with him, a murder trial has heard. Nigel Canavan (39) told his wife that he went upstairs, but when he h