Convicted killer Philip Theophilou recaptured after fleeing London mental health unit
Philip Theophilou, who murdered his neighbour in 2004, was found at a south London hospital following a four-day search.
- Philip Theophilou, 54, absconded from a mental health facility in Homerton, east London, sparking a four-day police manhunt.
- The Metropolitan Police confirmed Theophilou was found in the early hours of Thursday at a hospital in south London and has been returned to the facility.
- Theophilou had been on the run without his schizophrenia medication, raising concerns about public safety.
- He admitted to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility after stabbing his neighbour, Simon Breed, to death in 2004.
- Theophilou's escape and recapture have highlighted the challenges in managing patients who pose a serious risk to others in medium-secure mental health units.