Moment 'psychotic' Afghan migrant stabs dog walker to death at random as he's found guilty of the attempted murder of his landlord

This is the moment an Afghan migrant stabbed a dog walker to death at random as he is found guilty of the attempted murder of his landlord.'Psychotic' Dawood Safi, 28, was today convicted by a jury at Southwark Crown Court after his gruesome rampage last October killed Wayne Broadhurst, 49, and left Shahzad Farrukh, 45, with 'life-changing injuries'.CCTV footage shown in court sees the killer brandishing the 'big butcher's knife' he used to stab Mr Broadhurst in broad daylight having already used it to attack his landlord and a young boy.Eyewitnesses in Uxbridge, West London said Uber driver Safi looked 'possessed' as he fatally thrust the weapon into his victim's neck and chest at around 5pm on October 27.He previously pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Broadhurst, on the basis of diminished responsibility.Moments before he plunged his knife into the dog walker, Safi had stabbed Mr Farrukh who was only saved by the brave intervention of a 14-year-old boy and neighbours including one wielding a walking stick.Video of Safi, who arrived in Britain 'concealed in a lorry' in 2020, shows terrified members of the public trying to ward him off after the 'ferocious' and 'senseless killing'. He can later be seen walking with the knife brandished openly in his hand in the direction of a different young boy who manages to run off. Dawood Safi, pictured circled in yellow, runs towards a teenager during a knife attack which killed a dog walker and left his landlord seriously injured Safi, pictured, killed Wayne Broadhurst moments after he stabbed his landlord and a boyMr Broadhurst, pictured, was killed by Safi while walking his dog in West London last October Safi can be seen walking past Mr Broadhurst's dog - as his victim lies dying in the streetUniformed and plain clothes officers called to the scene then approached Safi and Tasered him. Just two days before the attack, doctors ruled Safi should not be detained in a hospital after he asked them for help. Safi presented himself at his local surgery near Hayes, west London on October 25 before then visiting Hillingdon Hospital.He told doctors he was being persecuted by family members and was worried about his addiction to online pornography. But an approved mental health practitioner concluded 'there was no evidence of a mental disorder requiring attention in hospital'.After he killed Mr Broadhurst four psychiatrists reviewed Safi and agreed he was in a 'psychotic' state during the attack.Because of the ruling of the psychiatrists, prosecutors dropped a charge of murder against Safi and accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter.The killer also accepts causing serious bodily harm to Mr Farrukh and actual bodily harm to the teenage boy.The jury at Southwark Crown Court are still out considering verdicts on the 14-year-old boy. Safi appeared in court via video-link from Broadmoor maximum security psychiatric hospital aided by an Arabic interpreter.Safi pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility.But for the charge of attempted murder, diminished responsibility cannot be used a defence. Safi's lawyers claimed he was unable to form any intent, but Jonathan Laidlaw KC prosecuting, told the jury they could be sure Safi had formed an intention even if it was a 'psychotic' one.Mr Laidlaw said: 'A psychotic intent to kill is none the less an intent to kill.'The defendant took up a knife capable of killing. It is not just any knife it is a heavy, sharp and dangerous implement. The Afghan migrant is warded off by members of the public during his rampage in Uxbridge, London in October Mr Broadhurst was captured on CCTV footage walking his dog moments before he was stabbed to death in the street 'The defendant launched an unannounced attack on Mr Farrukh who was unarmed. 'The defendant during that attack on the landlord made a concerted effort to kill him stabbing him to the areas of the neck, chest, and back.' The teenager said Safi swung the knife at his head but missed by two inches. The migrant then discarded the knife but picked it up again to attack Mr Broadhurst, which Mr Laidlaw argued revealed his intent to continue his rampage. Mr Laidlaw said Mr Broadhurst had the 'terrible misfortune' of walking by with his dog Harry while Safi was on the rampage, and he was attacked for no apparent reason. The court heard Safi lied about his age, claiming to be 17, when he arrived in the UK on the back of a lorry in 2020, and he was subsequently granted asylum in 2022.He told a psychiatrist he had witnessed his father being murdered in a land dispute in Afghanistan when he was 10, and Mr Laidlaw said at the time of the Uxbridge stabbings Safi had suffered a 'collapse in his mental health'.The prosecutor said: 'The defendant was hearing voices, he'd become consumed by paranoia and delusional beliefs which included that people generally and members of his family in this country were both controlling him and plotting against him.'Safi also told psychiatrists he felt 'guilty' and 'feared the judgement of God' because he had 'viewed naked images of women'. He moved into Mr Farrukh's annex flat in Midhurst Gardens at the start of August 2025.In the three days before the stabbings, which happened on October 27 2025, Safi had attended an appointment at his GP, he had a mental health assessment at Hillingdon Hospital, and he had sought help at Hayes Police Station.Mr Laidlaw said Safi had believed Mr Farrukh might help him thanks to his role with the police.At around 4.45pm on October 27, Mr Farrukh entered the kitchen of his home and saw Safi's silhouette through the glass door leading to the annex.Mr Farrukh opened the door and found himself a few feet from Safi, who was already armed with a large kitchen knife.'He launched an unannounced attack on Mr Farrukh, who was unarmed and was caught completely unaware,' said Mr Laidlaw.Safi made comments as he carried out the knife attack, suggesting he was angry at Mr Farrukh for not accompanying him to the police station earlier that day.As the incident unfolded and spilled on to the street, neighbours heard shouts and went to investigate the disturbance. A police officer armed with a Taser chasing Safi moments before he is arrested for the attackOne witness, Daniella Jarvis, told police Safi looked 'like he was possessed'.Mr Broadhurst, who worked as a street sweeper for Ealing Council and was a Liverpool FC fan, encountered the scene as he came through an alleyway on to Midhurst Gardens.'For no apparent reason, rational or otherwise, he was stabbed to death in a frenzied, random and entirely unprovoked attack,' said Mr Laidlaw.'Mr Broadhurst died in the street, with the dog by his side.'The judge has said she will sentence on Safi on October 5 after psychiatric reports are prepared.He is likely to be detained under section 37 of the Mental Health Act, twinned with an indefinite order under restriction 41, meaning he cannot be released without the approval of the Justice Secretary.