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Countdown Champion Who Stabbed Rival Handed Hospital Order
- On September 14, 2024, John Cowen stabbed fellow former Countdown champion Thomas Carey at the Wainwright Social Club during a Focal Countdown Group gathering, wounding Carey's upper arm.
- Court documents show disagreement over app use preceded the incident, but Cowen offered no clear explanation and Mr Carey said he was 'at a complete loss' why he was singled out.
- Judge Mathieson noted Cowen was carrying two kitchen knives and already held one when he approached Mr Carey; CCTV showed Cowen entering shortly after 11.30am, and attendees restrained and detained him until police arrived 10 minutes later.
- At Preston Crown Court, Judge Guy Mathieson ordered Cowen detained in hospital indefinitely under Section 37, saying `I am satisfied that you, Mr Cowen, are suffering from a mental disorder` and that discharge requires Secretary of State approval.
- Cowen appeared by videolink from Guild Lodge psychiatric hospital, Preston, where he receives treatment; Dr Lucy Shaw said his condition is relapsing and remitting, while NHS guidance requires Secretary of State or tribunal approval for discharge.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
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