A stalker who was given a restraining order against Kate Moss at Oxford Magistrates’ Court has admitted to killing both of his parents.

William Warrington, 40, pleaded guilty to carrying out the fatal stabbings of his divorced parents Clive and Valerie whose bodies were found 15 miles apart.

He was able to walk out of the front door of a ‘secure unit’ into a taxi to carry out the killings, the court heard.

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Warrington was arrested and charged on suspicion of murder, which he denied.

But at hearing at Bristol Crown Court today (15/11), Warrington pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, which was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service.

It can now be revealed that Warrington had been given a non-conviction restraining order against Ms Moss at an earlier hearing at Oxford Magistrates Court back in 2019.

Magistrates heard his actions “caused distress to the celebrity in question and her family” after he left a number of items at her home in Little Faringdon, Oxfordshire over a month period in 2018.

The order was an “indefinite” one and was still in place when Warrington carried out his fatal attack.

During the hearing, magistrate David Kinchin told Warrington: “We are making this restraining order to protect Kate Moss, her family and employees.

“The order will prohibit you from contacting directly or indirectly Kate Moss.

“That includes any form of social media.”

According to the Crown Prosecution Service, he left a bottle of champagne, a cake, a fake and a real sunflower, and a World War II metal helmet with what appeared to be a threatening note in it outside Ms Moss’ home.

On October 12, 2018, a housekeeper found a Phantom of the opera style mask on the front gates of the house when she arrived at work.

Whilst he accepted leaving them, he was not convicted of a charge relating to leaving them.

Warrington was told he could not attend a main road into Little Faringdon.

Mr Kinchin added: “This order is made for an indefinite period. If you do any of those things you commit a serious offence for which you could be sent to prison.”

Since the killings, Warrington, of St George’s Street, Cheltenham has been detained at Broadmoor Hospital, a high-security psychiatric facility.

In an earlier family statement, released through Gloucestershire Police, Clive and Valerie's children spoke of their "tragic loss" and thanked people for their support.

They said: "We are devastated by the sudden and tragic loss of our parents. We thank everyone for their messages of love and support, which are of great comfort to us.”

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

Get in touch with him by emailing: Matthew.norman@newsquest.co.uk

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