{"id":2180041,"date":"2026-10-05T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2180041"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:56:19","slug":"dawood-safi-detained-for-killing-wayne-broadhurst-in-uxbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2180041","title":{"rendered":"Dawood Safi detained for killing Wayne Broadhurst in Uxbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dawood Safi was given an indefinite hospital order <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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An Afghan refugee who killed a dog walker and attacked two other people in a “frenzy of violence” has been given an indefinite hospital order and recommended for deportation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dawood Safi, 28, stabbed Wayne Broadhurst, 49, in the street during a series of knife attacks which began at Safi’s home in Uxbridge, west London, on 27 October 2025, Southwark Crown Court heard. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Safi, who was having paranoid delusions and hearing voices, attacked his landlord Shahzad Farrukh minutes before killing Broadhurst, and also stabbed a 14-year-old boy. The 28-year-old admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mrs Justice Cutts, who told the court that Safi had been “in a psychotic state”, said the final decision on whether he should be deported rested with the home secretary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"MetMet Police<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Wayne Broadhurst was walking his dog Harry when he was attacked<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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A Home Office spokesperson said the attack was “horrific” and “appalling”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They added: “The court has ordered the offender be detained indefinitely in a secure hospital. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Foreign nationals who commit serious crimes should expect to face the full force of the law, and we will always seek to remove those who pose a danger to the public where it is legally possible to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Decisions on deportation are considered carefully on a case-by-case basis in line with the law, and it would not be appropriate to comment further on an individual case.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The street cleaner was described as “a gentle and quiet man”<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In her sentencing remarks, the judge acknowledged the “devastating” impact of the crime on Broadhurst’s family, and added that he was “a hard-working and decent man who was deeply loved”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cutts told Safi: “Wayne Broadhurst, a gentle and quiet man, had the misfortune to be walking his dog at the time. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“As he emerged from the alleyway on to the street, you set upon and killed him in a frenzied, random, and completely unprovoked assault involving stabbing him at least 14 times.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Broadhurst’s partner, Ann Newman, told the court she had had a “future stolen from me” and described facing up to a daily battle with grief and loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mrs Justice Cutts recommended Safi be deported, but said the final decision rested with the home secretary<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Safi, who appeared for his sentencing hearing on a video link from the high-security Broadmoor hospital, was born in the Kapisa province of northern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was smuggled into the UK on the back of a lorry in November 2020 and lied about his age – saying he was 17 instead of 22 – to stand a better chance of asylum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He worked as an Uber driver, studied for a mechanics qualification at Uxbridge College and had no convictions since entering the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He had sought help from doctors for his deteriorating mental health prior to the stabbings, which began at his home in Midhurst Gardens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The court was told that in the three days before the stabbings, Safi had attended an appointment at his GP, had a mental health assessment at Hillingdon Hospital and had sought help at Hayes police station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After the stabbings, doctors concluded Safi was suffering from psychotic depression which had led to the violent offences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Dr Elliott Carthy, who assessed Safi at Broadmoor, said he had “paranoid and persecutory beliefs”, and voices in his head contributed to his actions that day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said a hospital order with restrictions was the best way to protect the public “going forward now and in anticipation of his release into the community”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said Safi was likely to spend at least five years at Broadmoor before being considered for transfer to a medium security facility where he would stay for several more years, and if he is released into the community he would be under strict conditions and subject to lifelong monitoring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Safi, who admitted manslaughter, was found guilty by a jury of attempting to murder Farrukh and pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm to the teenage boy, as well as possession of the knife.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prosecutors dropped a charge of murder after the guilty plea to manslaughter was entered, and after receiving expert reports on Safi’s mental health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The judge told the court she would have sentenced Safi to life in prison with a minimum term of eight years if he had not been mentally unwell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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