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Coverage on Sky News and 5 reported that Dawood Safi had been sentenced after killing Wayne Broadhurst, a dog walker, in Uxbridge. Both channels described Safi as an Afghan migrant and reported that he had attacked his landlord and a 14-year-old boy with a knife before killing Mr Broadhurst, in what Sky News called a random attack in West London and 5 called an unprovoked attack. Both channels placed the killing in Uxbridge last year, and 5 reported that Safi, aged 28, had come to the UK from Afghanistan in 2020. The channels reported that Safi was given an indefinite hospital order. Sky News reported that Mrs Justice Cutts acknowledged his mental health struggles and that four psychiatrists had found he had a mental disorder, identified as recurrent depressive disorder, which was severe with psychotic symptoms at the time and only partially in remission. Sky News also reported that the judge found the criteria for a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act were met and that a hospital bed was available. 5 reported further details. It said the judge imposed a Section 41 restriction without limit of time on each offence, to run concurrently, and recommended deportation. 5 said the judge found Safi's continued presence in the UK was to its detriment and that he would remain in a secure hospital until the Home Secretary decided whether to deport him. 5 also reported that the court heard Safi had sought help for his mental health in the days before the attack, heard voices on the day and believed his family were plotting against him. It reported that he went to his landlord Shahzad Farooq's West London home armed with a knife, stabbed Mr Farooq when he opened the door, and later attacked Mr Broadhurst as he walked his dog. 5 said police tasered and arrested Safi after the attacks, and that the judge said his mental health greatly contributed to his actions.

Key Claims by Channel

Claim
Reported by all 3 channels
Dawood Safi received an indefinite hospital order for the killing of dog walker Wayne Broadhurst in a random attack.
Dawood Safi is an Afghan migrant who came to the UK from Afghanistan in 2020.	Reported by Channel 5		Reported by Sky News
Dawood Safi killed Wayne Broadhurst, a dog walker, in Uxbridge, West London, last year in an attack described as random and unprovoked.	Reported by Channel 5		Reported by Sky News
Reported by a few · 2 channels
Before the killing of Wayne Broadhurst in Uxbridge, Safi carried out knife attacks on his landlord and a 14-year-old boy.		Not reported by ITV
The judge acknowledged Safi's mental health struggles and said they greatly contributed to his actions.	Reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV	Reported by Sky News
Only on one channel
The judge concluded that the criteria for a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act were satisfied.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV
Dawood Safi was 28 years old.	Reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
Four psychiatrists gave evidence that Safi had a severe recurrent depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms, partially in remission at the time.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV	Reported by Sky News
A hospital bed was available for Safi's care.	Not reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV	Reported by Sky News
The judge found that Safi's continued presence in the UK was detrimental.	Reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
Safi is to remain in a secure hospital until the Home Secretary decides whether to deport him.		Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
Court heard that before the attack Safi had sought mental health help and was in psychosis, hearing voices and believing his family were plotting against him.		Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
After the attacks, police tasered and arrested Safi.		Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News
The judge said Safi's crime had a devastating impact on Mr Broadhurst's family.	Reported by Channel 5	Not reported by ITV	Not reported by Sky News

This is a cross-channel consensus summary, not an objective account. Consensus can be uniformly wrong, or omit what only one channel covered.