A mother has described her heartbreak after her son was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for attacking his father’s killer. Mikey Allsop was just 17 when – after seeing his father, Dean Allsop, attacked by Jamie Crosbie – he ran to grab a knife and hit the killer with it in an attempt to stop the attack on his dad. James Crosby appeared in court accused of murdering Dean Alsop, pictured. – Credit: Facebook In the wake of the fatal attack on Mr Allsop, Mikey was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Dean Allsop’s son Mikey takes part in a walk in memory of his father. – Credit: Submitted Speaking ahead of Crosbie’s sentencing for Mr Allsop’s murder on Wednesday, Mikey’s mum Louise Newell, 41, said she was “a bit in a daze”. Dean Alsop (third from left) with his partner Louise Newell and two of his children. – Credit: Submitted by Norfolk Police Miss Newell was being treated in hospital for serious injuries she had sustained in the attack when she discovered her son had been arrested. “I had a lot of pain relief and I was taken to the hospital,” he said. “They wouldn’t tell me what had happened to Mikey. “I didn’t learn until the next day that he had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. “I was confused because I didn’t see that part. “He was trying to protect his father.” Dashcam footage of a panicked Mikey running into the garage after Crosbie attacked his father was shown in court during the trial earlier this summer. Police at the scene of the fatal stabbing of Dean Allsop in Thorpe St Andrew in April last year – Credit: DENISE BRADLEY/Archant2021 Miss Newell said: “You could see the utter panic in Mikey. “You could see it wasn’t a premeditated act – you could see him run in and run out again, it was just instinctive. “They didn’t tell me why they arrested him until they released him. “He was told by the police in a cell that his father had died. “He was only 17, he was alone, he was worried about me. “It was just awful.” Asked how Mikey felt about being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the attack, Miss Newell said: “I think the grief of losing his father completely got the better of him. “It was just heartbreaking for me.” Arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, Mikey was questioned by detectives before being released under investigation while inquiries continued. But a spokesman for Norfolk Police later confirmed that Mikey would not face any further charges following the incident. Miss Newell said: “The relief when they revealed there would be no further action – it was just one less thing to worry about.”
