24 Hours in Police Custody: Ch4
Discussion
BrabusMog said:
Thesprucegoose said:
Murder your mum, play all 'moment of madness', walk free.
Is this that murder 24/7 thing that was on iPlayer? Watched ep3 with my missus last night and was shocked when he got 2 years suspended!!!I agree it is a tragic case; my mum (81) suffers from dementia and it's a horrible illness - my mum was incredibly independent and I know for a fact that when her condition worsens she would (if she could) thank me for ending her suffering. In this case it was the means he used, which is utterly shocking. If he had smothered her with a pillow it probably would never have gone to court.
It was obvious straight away to me, what had happened with the son, and his mother... but, not to the police...
I think the son came across, as very genuine, and honest sort of person, and, on the evidence we had, the sentence was about right.
Although, it was a very odd method to use.
The first episode was a bit pants, but overall, i enjoyed the series.
I think the son came across, as very genuine, and honest sort of person, and, on the evidence we had, the sentence was about right.
Although, it was a very odd method to use.
The first episode was a bit pants, but overall, i enjoyed the series.
tim0409 said:
I suspect there will have been a lot of mitigation by the defence that we weren't aware of in terms of his motivation; the judge in her summing up said "You are someone who acted out of love and desperation. You have been punished enough and you have to live with what you have done."
I agree it is a tragic case; my mum (81) suffers from dementia and it's a horrible illness - my mum was incredibly independent and I know for a fact that when her condition worsens she would (if she could) thank me for ending her suffering. In this case it was the means he used, which is utterly shocking. If he had smothered her with a pillow it probably would never have gone to court.
my Mum had dementia, died a few months ago (90) but in reality disappeared a couple of years ago. Didn't know who I was and had no idea where she was. I felt for that chap and I think the judge got it bang on. Sad thing is the house will not go to him as you cant profit from a crime. I agree it is a tragic case; my mum (81) suffers from dementia and it's a horrible illness - my mum was incredibly independent and I know for a fact that when her condition worsens she would (if she could) thank me for ending her suffering. In this case it was the means he used, which is utterly shocking. If he had smothered her with a pillow it probably would never have gone to court.
Legacywr said:
It was obvious straight away to me, what had happened with the son, and his mother... but, not to the police...
Not sure where you get that from. They even explained in the program that despite it being clear what was going on, they have to follow every bit of information. If anything the more they investigated and collected evidence/statements the "better" it looked for the Son.L1OFF said:
my Mum had dementia, died a few months ago (90) but in reality disappeared a couple of years ago. Didn't know who I was and had no idea where she was. I felt for that chap and I think the judge got it bang on. Sad thing is the house will not go to him as you cant profit from a crime.
Who gets the house then?The Mad Monk said:
Who gets the house then?
He may well still inherit his mother’s estate; he can apply under the Forfeiture Act 1982 for “relief” due to the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death ie. he did it as an act of mercy. There have been other, similar cases where such an application has succeeded.Police and especially the CPS are their own worst enemies sometimes.
They could've made the right charges stick but got greedy and royally f
ked it up. 6 months work for fk all.
I've been a beneficiary of such poor judgement by Essex police and the CPS. This is not an unusual occurrence.
Surprised they let their incompetence be broadcast.
They could've made the right charges stick but got greedy and royally f
ked it up. 6 months work for fk all.I've been a beneficiary of such poor judgement by Essex police and the CPS. This is not an unusual occurrence.
Surprised they let their incompetence be broadcast.
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