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</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- E IIMA --> <!-- S SF --> A man who killed a Tube passenger by pushing him in front of a train has been jailed indefinitely. Mehmet Bala, 20, of Lower Clapton, east London, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
John Curran, 52, died when he fell onto the tracks at Highbury and Islington station, north London, on 7 July 2006.
Bala was diagnosed with schizophrenia but Broadmoor hospital said he had an "untreatable personality disorder". <!-- E SF -->
His plea of not guilty to murder was accepted by the court after two psychiatrists said he had schizophrenia, and recommended he be detained in hospital indefinitely.
Voluntary patient
But Judge Ann Goddard said on Friday that she had no power to make a hospital order because Broadmoor refused to offer him a bed, stating he had an untreatable personality disorder.
She said the hospital had offered to see him again in the next six months but he must serve a minimum of four-and-a-half years before being considered for parole.
The court heard Bala had been a voluntary patient at Homerton Hospital in east London at the time of the killing.
Prosecutor Jonathan Rees said Bala told a doctor last June that he wanted to push someone under a train.
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Victim impact statement

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He was confined to the hospital but allowed to leave unescorted when his medication was increased and he said he no longer had thoughts of hurting anyone.
Mr Curran moved to London from Ireland 25 years ago and worked as a machine operator in Greenwich, south east London.
He lived in north London with his girlfriend and was on his way home from work when he was pushed in front of a Victoria Line train.
Bala was chased by other passengers but returned to hospital and was in bed when police arrived after identifying him from a CCTV still.
In an impact statement read in court Mr Curran's family, from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, Ireland, said: "We strive to carry on but we cannot move forward with anger or resentment.
"As we pray for John we also share a thought and a prayer for the family of the accused."
"John was a kind and compassionate man and his death has left an irreplaceable void."


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