A mentally ill man who tried to beat his former m 2 Nov 1992 A mentally ill man who tried to beat his former mother-in-law to death with a bottle – then sat laughing as the police arrived – has been sent to a mental hospital. Charles Catling, 66, said This Content is for Members only Please register or login to access it Login Username Password Remember me Enter your email address or username Cancel Register A bank clerk organised the brutal beating of his e A thug who took part in the ‘horrifying’ knifepoin MORE FROM SURREAL Recent PostsDEATH AT THE EMBASSY Bold thief caught out by his bald head Man had sex with an octopus HORROR AT THE BOWLING ALLEY MICE GUILTY OF ARSON BUT CLEARED OF MANSLAUGHTER Recent PostsDEATH AT THE EMBASSY Bold thief caught out by his bald head Man had sex with an octopus HORROR AT THE BOWLING ALLEY MICE GUILTY OF ARSON BUT CLEARED OF MANSLAUGHTER MORE FROM THE CRIME VAULTS Recent PostsTHE CURSE OF BRINKS MAT Murder by gaslight ‘You stupid old man’ JAKE FAHRI: MURDER AT THE BAKERY The rape and murder spree of the ‘E17 Night Stalker’ Recent PostsTHE CURSE OF BRINKS MAT Murder by gaslight ‘You stupid old man’ JAKE FAHRI: MURDER AT THE BAKERY The rape and murder spree of the ‘E17 Night Stalker’