Stabbing of George Harrison
Entrance and gatehouse of Friar Park, the Harrison family estate | |
| Date | 30 December 1999 |
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| Time | c. 3.30 AM GMT |
| Location | Friar Park |
| Motive | Delusions of divinity and belief that Harrison was the Antichrist |
| Perpetrator | Michael Abram |
| Non-fatal injuries | 3 (George wounded severely; Abram and Olivia lightly) |
| Verdict | Not guilty by reason of insanity; sentenced to life in a mental asylum |
On 30 December 1999, George Harrison, a musician and former member of the Beatles, was stabbed at Friar Park, his estate in Oxfordshire. The perpetrator, Michael Abram, was a 34-year old paranoid schizophrenic from Liverpool. While Harrison survived the encounter, he died of cancer on 29 November 2001, having previously conquered a first bout of the disease; those who knew him speculated that the stabbing had triggered the cancer's recurrence.