Anger as Shropshire axe killer moved out of secure unit
A double killer who decapitated a Shropshire man has been moved out of a secure psychiatric unit.
John Latus, who has schizophrenia, was convicted in 2003 of murdering 20-year-old Julian Sanders, from Shrewsbury, with an axe
Mr Sanders' decapitated body was found in Cofton Park, Birmingham, in 2000.
Latus, 47, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 16 years after also being convicted of murdering Colin Foulkes and the attempted murder of his own mother.
He was being held at Ashworth Hospital in Merseyside but has now been transferred to a lower security unit.
Mr Sanders' family are calling for a change in law over the development and says they should have been consulted.
His father, Russell Sanders-Royle, and his wife Avril, said they were fearful for public safety after learning of Latus's move.
"We are really concerned, we are also very concerned for ourselves that he is going to come here and attack us," Mrs Sanders Royle told the BBC.
"Would you like to live in the same street as this man? Would your children and grandchildren like to live in the same street as this man? He is not safe."
They said last week they were notified by their victim support officer the move was being considered, and contacted both the Ministry of Justice and Ashworth, calling for Latus to remain there.
But on Monday they were told he had already been moved.
In a High Court hearing in 2007, Mr Justice Gibbs said there was a likelihood Latus was "under the influence of mental illness or of some personality disorder at the time" but said it gave minimal mitigation, adding he "is likely to represent a serious danger for the indefinite future".
