his partner, anne schreiber, knifed multiple times, her spinal—cord partially severed. licopter. as they stop and arrest him, he begins to stab himself. police use a taser to stop him. his chest wounds described later as superficial. in court, witnesses said thomas schreiber harboured strong feelings of hatred and resentment towards his mother and sir richard, and was convinced he had been unfairly treated when it came to money. sir richard sutton owned a property empire, including the sheraton hotel on park lane and the athenaeum in mayfair. anne schreiber survived the attack. she is now paralysed. giving evidence from a spinal unit, she said her son thomas had always had a furious temper and had tried to strangle her in the past. the court heard in the months before the attack, he had sent messages to friends saying he had a plan for revenge, that his mother and son richard were toxic, and he wanted to go out with a bang. when he was arrested, he asked police to shoot him, saying, "i pay your wages, put a bullet in my head." sir richard sutton was stabbed multiple time