The teenager, who cannot be named, said yesterday he kicked builder Calogero Ricotta (right), now 64, and hit him in the face with a broom in a bid to stop him attacking his wife Maria Nugara (left).
The 18-year-old, who pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of murder, was found in possession of articles and books that sources said proved an 'obsession with violence'.
Fifth seed Daniil Medvedev is out of the Australian Open after losing a five-set thriller to teenager Learner Tien in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.
Hassan Sentamu, 18, flew into a rage and stabbed Elianne in the neck with a kitchen knife outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London, on September 27 2023.