A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death has been cleared of murder after prosecutors accepted her defence of diminished responsibility.
Angela Gordon, who admitted the manslaughter of Khyra Ishaq two weeks ago, was formally found not guilty of murder by jurors at Birmingham Crown Court on the orders of trial judge Mr Justice Roderick Evans.
The decision by the Crown to accept Gordon's plea to the lesser charge came after she admitted five counts of child cruelty and psychiatrists agreed that she was suffering from severe depression when Khyra died in May 2008.
Her plea was accepted in the sixth week of a retrial after several days of psychiatric assessment and legal argument.
Gordon, 35, and Khyra's stepfather, 30-year-old Junaid Abuhamza, who also pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, will now be sentenced on Friday next week.
Explaining the decision not to pursue the murder charge against Gordon, prosecutor Timothy Raggatt QC said three psychiatrists had agreed that she was suffering from severe depression in the month before Khyra died at her home in Leyton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham.
Mr Raggatt added: "For that reason we cannot resist the defence of diminished responsibility, now raised for the first time."It is extraordinary that it emerges so late (in the trial) but the sole reason for that is the denial... that Angela Gordon has put up around herself for all these months.".(my view)- Did they fly OJ's lawyer in for this!-SHE KILLED HER CHILD,SEND HER TO PRISON FOR LIFE(HER WHOLE LIFE)AND STARVE HER UNTIL DEATH
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Thursday 25 February 2010
Mother found not guilty of murder
A mother who starved her seven-year-old daughter to death has been cleared of murder after prosecutors accepted her defence of diminished responsibility.
Angela Gordon, who admitted the manslaughter of Khyra Ishaq two weeks ago, was formally found not guilty of murder by jurors at Birmingham Crown Court on the orders of trial judge Mr Justice Roderick Evans.
The decision by the Crown to accept Gordon's plea to the lesser charge came after she admitted five counts of child cruelty and psychiatrists agreed that she was suffering from severe depression when Khyra died in May 2008.
Her plea was accepted in the sixth week of a retrial after several days of psychiatric assessment and legal argument.
Gordon, 35, and Khyra's stepfather, 30-year-old Junaid Abuhamza, who also pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, will now be sentenced on Friday next week.
Explaining the decision not to pursue the murder charge against Gordon, prosecutor Timothy Raggatt QC said three psychiatrists had agreed that she was suffering from severe depression in the month before Khyra died at her home in Leyton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham.
Mr Raggatt added: "For that reason we cannot resist the defence of diminished responsibility, now raised for the first time."It is extraordinary that it emerges so late (in the trial) but the sole reason for that is the denial... that Angela Gordon has put up around herself for all these months.".(my view)- Did they fly OJ's lawyer in for this!-SHE KILLED HER CHILD,SEND HER TO PRISON FOR LIFE(HER WHOLE LIFE)AND STARVE HER UNTIL DEATH
Seaworld worker killed by whale-YES! There IS Justice
An employee at SeaWorld Orlando has died after being attacked by a killer whale.
Orange County Fire Rescue spokesman John Mulhall says paramedics were called to the Shamu Stadium at the theme park where they found a worker who could not be revived.
Park visitor Victoria Biniak told WKMG-TV that the trainer had just finished explaining to the audience the show they were about to see.
Biniak said the whale suddenly came up from the water, grabbed the trainer around the waist and "thrashed her all around" to the point the trainer's shoe fell off.
Visitors were evacuated from the park, which was then closed.
SeaWorld Orlando president Dan Brown said officials were investigating but it appeared to be an accident.
He said SeaWorld had never experienced an incident like this.(my view)-YES! at last :) they should NOT(if they do)put the whale down as no animal wants or needs to be trained as entertainment for us to enjoy......i do NOT like these places or the circus
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