‘I’ve murdered four people’: Chilling moment ‘truly evil’ boyfriend is arrested after murdering his pregnant partner, her son, 13, raping and killing her daughter, 11, and bludgeoning her friend to death – as he is given a whole life term

Daily Mail | 21st December 2022

The court heard Bendall had a meeting that day with a court-appointed drugs supervisor, who felt he was not under the influence of drink and drugs.

Bendall told the supervisor he was abstaining.

By 7.40pm, the defendant was out and phone records ‘make clear he was buying and smoking cannabis.’

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11562327/Truly-evil-sleepover-killer-die-bars-Boyfriend-given-life-term-murders.html

Drug-user who thought he was Jesus Christ tried to murder flatmate in Limerick apartment

Irish Examiner | 13th December 2022

The judge said Biber had started taking cannabis at 17 and attended addiction counselling for four years afterwards. At 24, Biber started taking cocaine and other stimulants that cause him to experience psychosis and auditory hallucinations for one to two days at a time.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41027093.html