A woman stabbed a man to death in a racist and unprovoked attack had asked her care worker that she be sent back to hospital minutes before the killing.
Hubert ‘Isaac’ Brown, 61, was sitting on a wall in the St Pauls area of Bristol when he was stabbed in the neck by Christina Howell on September 29 2023.
Howell, 37, who had been diagnosed with a schizoaffective disorder, had told her care worker she was going to ‘get the Jamaican drug dealer’ minutes before she attacked Mr Brown.
Court heard that the deceased was not a Jamaican drug dealer and was described as a local and likeable character in the community.
Howell’s care worker called the police after a meeting with Howell, but by the time he did – the attack had already taken place.
The Charles Bronson of Bristol
When interviewed, Howell told police she wanted the attack to be ‘perfect’ and called herself the ‘Charles Bronson of Bristol’.
Several members of the public witnessed the attack and tried to restrain Howell.
Mr Brown was taken to hospital in a taxi but died later that afternoon.
Howell admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and she is prohibited from entering the City of Bristol for an indefinite time.
