Former Winchester mayor David McLean allegedly said ‘Sorry, Mum’ before putting cushion over her face
Photograph: David Clarke/Solent News & Photo Agency/Solent NewsPhotograph: David Clarke/Solent News & Photo Agency/Solent NewsA former mayor attempted to smother his dying 92-year-old mother with a cushion to end her suffering in an act of “pure and simple unadulterated love”, a jury has been told.
At the start of the trial at Winchester crown court, the judge, Mrs Justice McGowan, told the jury that an assisted dying debate was taking place in the House of Commons but instructed them to disregard it, saying it was just a “coincidence”. Jodie Mittell, prosecuting, said: “On any view this is a sad case. The defendant is an upstanding member of the community, someone of impeccably good character.
McLean is accused of attempted murder. The prosecutor said: “The crown don’t suggest that he actually caused his mother’s death. She could have died at any time. Even though she did pass away at or around the time of his actions, the allegation is that of attempted murder.”
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