Mentally ill man tried to gouge out father-in-law’s eyes

A mentally ill man tried to gouge out his former father-in-law’s eyes before ranting about politicians including Boris Johnson, a court heard. Kenneth Evans, 51, thrust his thumbs into David Williams’ eyes and tied a skipping rope around his neck. The victim, 66, survived the attack at his home in Uxbridge, west London, but has been left permanently blind in one eye, the Old Bailey heard. A bag was found at the house the next day belonging to Evans, containing…