BREAKING: Man 'lost his mind' and butchered stepdad in bloodbath stabbing after Ibiza holiday

A man who slaughtered his stepdad in a grisly attack following a trip to Ibiza has been jailed indefinitely on a hospital order.

Adejuwon Oyekan "lost his mind" and repeatedly stabbed Jason Thompson at his home in Hayes, Middlesex, on July 11, 2023, two days after returning from a holiday in the sunkissed Spanish Balearic island. The social media boss was found by police in possession of a knife after officers were called to the property, and kneeling over a blood-covered Mr Thompson. The 32-year-old plunged the blade into his stepdad's neck while being tasered by police and was only detained when firearms officers arrived.

Mr Thompson died at the scene after the initial attending officers left the home to wait for armed backup. Oyekan, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia but had no previous history of ill mental health, pleaded guilty to manslaughter through diminished responsibility at the Old Bailey on February 24.

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The court heard that Oyekan had previous convictions for drug possession, including cocaine and cannabis, with intent to supply a psychoactive substance, cocaine, ketamine and MDMA. On Thursday, Old Bailey Judge Alexia Durran KC handed the defendant a hospital order with restrictions.

The court heard how Oyekan was the co-owner of a social media management company with his close friend Max Webber. Before the killing, they had gone on a business trip to the Balearic party island of Ibiza to meet clients. mOyekan took a cocktail of drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy, during a four to five-day “binge”, triggering his psychotic illness, the court heard.

He gave away his belongings, including a £20,000 Rolex watch and Louis Vuitton luggage, before returning to the UK. mHis family had become concerned about his behaviour and unsuccessfully sought medical help, the court was told. Early on July 11, police received a call from the defendant’s sister who reported he had “lost his mind”.

Officers found him with a large kitchen knife in a bedroom at the family home in Hayes, west London. He was said to be kneeling over Mr Thompson looking wide-eyed and with no emotion. One of the officers described how the defendant became enraged and looked “inhuman” and “evil”.

Despite being tasered, the defendant stabbed his stepfather repeatedly, with the most serious wounds in the neck and chest. Prosecutor Louise Oakley said he was clearly psychotic as he shouted at officers who tried to detain him. He had demanded “a remote island for him and his family” and somewhere that was “cyber secure”, the court was told.

He shouted aggressively: “I’m going to be very calm and collected because I’m a calm and collected guy.” Ms Oakley said there was evidence that the defendant had been under stress before the Ibiza trip. She said: “There were stresses within his employment with his work and he was very much feeling the burden of his business and mistrusting of his business partner, who had been a friend for many years, and on the face of it no reason to do so.

“There had been a number of reports of misuse of drugs in Ibiza and giving away high-value property to random strangers.” She added: “In this case, while the drug use affected the defendant and exacerbated the symptoms he was suffering, he was plainly unwell prior to the taking of drugs.

“They did not help but independent of that there is a mental health diagnosis.” The court was told the defendant had previous convictions for possession of cocaine and cannabis and possession with intent to supply a psychoactive substance, cocaine, ketamine and MDMA.

Members of Mr Thompson’s family described their “gut-wrenching” devastation and shock at the “horrific” killing, saying he was more than a statistic and crime report. Relative Kariba Rhooms said: “Femi, you have a mental disorder, accept it and stay away from drugs. We recognise that you are unwell. We can have compassion for that, but it does not erase what you have done.”

Mother Veronica Thompson said: “Eighteen months ago I said goodbye to my beautiful son Jason. That was the worst day of my life. You were such a lovely soul, so loving, so kind, so considerate. Jason was a massive, truly massive, West Ham supporter. I replay memories of how excited you would get about them playing every moment I can.”

In mitigation, Kevin Metzger said the defendant’s family had sought help before the tragedy. He suggested that if Oyekan had seen a medical professional on July 10 2023, the tragedy could have been averted. Referring to a letter Oyekan wrote to the court, Mr Metzger said: “It comes from the very heart.

“On that disastrous day he lost so much more than his liberty. The fact he has done what he has done to somebody he considered his father, a person he loved, with whom he bonded over their mutual love of sports, music and fashion, it is clear he has lost something irrevocable.

“He is deeply and profoundly sorry to the very core of his being.” Sentencing, Judge Durran told the defendant: “You are clearly an articulate and intelligent man. You appear to be working hard to address your mental health whilst in hospital.” She told the court the defendant had no history of violence and had enjoyed a close relationship with his stepfather.

She said: “In my judgment your mental illness effectively overwhelmed you. I am entirely satisfied that you need ongoing, probably lifelong, treatment.”