Killer admits killing pensioner on mobility scooter in random attack in Greenford

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was stabbed to death on his mobility scooter It can now be reported that Byer had a string of previous convictions, and had only been released from Wormwood Scrubs five days before carrying out the attack. open image in gallery The popular grandfather often busked outside Tesco to raise money for wartorn Ukraine Forensic analysis found the victim’s blood on the handle, although the blade was never found, with Byer identified by people working in the criminal justice system after his images were released in the media. In the months leading up to his death, Mr O’Halloran had been busking with his accordion outside a Tesco and a train station in west London to raise money for the war in Ukraine. open image in gallery Flowers outside Perivale Tesco, Greenford, where Mr O’Halloran used to play his accordion His younger brother George previously told The Daily Mail: ‘Tommy was a kind and gentle man.