Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 10 March 2016
- Court Location
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
- Judge
- Judge Nicholas Richard Maybury Hilliard QC
- Case Number
- T20157362
- Name
- Claire Anna Lin Darbyshire
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 36
- Co-Defendant/s
- Yes
- Bail Position
- In Custody
Offence/s
- Length
- Life
Sentencing Details
- Public Protection Sentence
- Minimum to Serve - Years: 4
- Total Sentence
- 4 Years - Life
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 9/3/2020
- Sentenced Upon
- Conviction After Trial
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- She was found guilty of murder in Dagenham, Greater London, on 2 September 2015. She was the main carer for her 67-year-old father, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, when she suffocated him with a plastic bag at their home. The court heard that he developed multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1995 and lost his wife in 2008. He became bed-ridden in 2014 and his daughter became his full-time carer. She claimed to have carried out the killing after he asked her to help him die.
The judge said: "I accept your evidence that your father did raise the question of ending his own life and he wanted to do that and wanted your help to do so." - Online Resources
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- Authority
- CPS London
- Chambers
- 2 Hare Court
- Barrister
- Jonathan David Rees KC
- Police Area
- Metropolitan Police Service
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