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Former Countdown champion John Cowen stabbed rival at fan tournament, jury hears
John Cowen, diagnosed as seriously mentally unwell, was ruled unfit for trial after allegedly stabbing Thomas Carey during a fan event attended by about 30 former Countdown players.
- John Cowen, a 31-year-old former Countdown champion from Morecambe, is involved in a stabbing incident at a Blackpool fan tournament on September 14, 2024.
- The incident took place at an event organized by the Focal Countdown Group, a community where fans and previous contestants of the Channel 4 quiz show meet, during which Cowen reportedly charged at his rival Thomas Carey wielding a knife.
- About 30 people attended the event at the Wainwright Social Club, where eyewitnesses and CCTV footage showed Cowen entering the room with a knife before stabbing Carey in the left bicep.
- Prosecutor Rosalind Scott Bell stated, "The defendant had a knife in his left hand," visible in the CCTV footage, and Carey described hearing a "half-growl, half-scream" before the attack.
- A judge determined that Cowen is mentally unable to participate in a trial, so the jury will hold a fact-finding hearing to establish whether he committed the alleged offenses.
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The Independent (US)Countdown champion heard ‘growling’ before stabbing rival, court told
John Cowen, 31, is said to have to run across a room with a knife and lunged across a table to attack a rival
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C 38%
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