Frances Inglis, who gave her brain-damaged son a lethal heroin injection to end his "living hell" was given a life sentence after being found guilty of murder today.
Frances Inglis, 57, said she killed her 22-year-old son Tom to end his suffering after he sustained severe head injuries when he fell out of a moving ambulance.
But despite giving a tearful and emotionally-charged account to jurors of how she had "no choice" and had done it "with love", she was found guilty of both murder and attempted murder.
Some juries have refused to convict in similar mercy killings or returned verdicts of manslaughter instead. Unfortunately, the report does not state what tariff she must serve within the life sentence. Perhaps, it is to be set at a later date? If this is the case, I hope the judge sets the tariff as low as 2 years as an act of mercy.
UPDATE: "The judge told Inglis she must serve a minimum of nine years in jail, less the 423 days she has already spent in custody".
2,862 days minimum. I think that that is more than a bit steep, especially given this.
3 comments:
Wow that is one harsh jury...
I could not have found her guilty.
God knows if it had been me, with brain damage; I would hope my mother has the same love and courage. Sounds like the jury too are brain damaged...
It makes you want to howl. I'm speechless.
This is just plain wrong.
That poor mother only loved her son.
I can't see the justification of such a harsh sentence.
A local thug tortured his girlfriend to death with a blowtorch and pliers and he got 'life' with a minimum of 7 years..REDUCED to five on appeal!!!
How can this be right??????
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