Totley killings: How tragic events unfolded as son admits killing parents Bryan and Mary Andrews in Sheffield

Duncan Andrews, who is also known as James Andrews, today pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his parents, Bryan and Mary Andrews, who were found stabbed to death at their home in Totley. The 51-year-old, of Reney Avenue, in Greenhill, Sheffield, had been charged with two counts of murder, which he denied. The prosecution said that after receiving psychiatric reports it accepted the guilty pleas to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and would not be seeking a trial for murder.

As Andrews, who is being held at a high security hospital, awaits sentencing on June 15, below is a timeline of how the tragic events leading up to this point unfolded.

November 27, 2022, 10.15am – police are called to house

Emergency services are called to a house on Terrey Road in Totley, Sheffield, to a report of ‘concern for welfare’. Inside they found a man and a woman, Bryan and Mary Andrews, aged 79 and 76 respectively, critically injured. They were pronounced dead at the scene around half an hour after being found.

November 27, 2022 – Man arrested at scene

A man, who it would later emerge is their son, Duncan Andrews, is arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and taken into police custody.

November 27, 2022 – Couple named locally