If the programme was on last night then it was appropriate to ask the question.

Brian Blackwell was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and sentenced to life in prison. He had planned to study to become a doctor or surgeon and was offered a university place to study medicine. I think we should all be grateful that he won't now be caring for anyone in that way - although I'm not holding my breath here because more ridiculous things have happened!

A manslaughter verdict would be OK if he was locked up in a secure hospital indefinitely.

I'm interested to know if his parents' money was used to pay for his trial or whether he will be entitled to everything when he comes out of prison. Bearing in mind the fact that some people recently released from British prisons after miscarriages of justice and having served long sentences when they were in fact innocent have now been asked to pay for their stay in prison from any compensation they have received. You would hope that no-one could benefit from their crime in this way.