Valued MemberA mentally ill woman who killed her six-week-old daughter by sitting on her has been detained indefinitely.
Julia Lovemore, of The Rowans, Milton, near Cambridge, earlier admitted the manslaughter of baby Faith on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The baby was declared dead on arrival at hospital on 17 June 2009.
The judge at Cambridge Crown Court said the 41-year-old was profoundly mentally disordered and suffering from religious delusions at the time.
She was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.
Full story and link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/10327455.stm
Julia Lovemore, of The Rowans, Milton, near Cambridge, earlier admitted the manslaughter of baby Faith on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The baby was declared dead on arrival at hospital on 17 June 2009.
The judge at Cambridge Crown Court said the 41-year-old was profoundly mentally disordered and suffering from religious delusions at the time.
She was detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.
Full story and link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/10327455.stm
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