 Williams , who had schizophrenia , was released from hospital in 1994 once doctors and a mental health tribunal decided that he was no longer a risk to the public . This was on condition that he could be detained again if his behaviour warranted it . A Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust spokesman said in 2014 , " Harry Street was released on a conditional discharge , subject to specific conditions , in 1993 [ sic ] by a Mental Health Tribunal , an independent judicial body , after careful consideration of the medical evidence presented to them . " 
