The mother of a woman with Down syndrome, 24 years old, in Blackpool admits to killing her child out of negligence.
Events leading to her Death
On January 21, Elaine Clarke, 49, appeared in court and pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of her daughter Debbie Leitch.
Debbie Leitch, 24, was discovered dead on August 29, 2019 at a property on Garden Terrace in South Shore, Blackpool.
She died of extreme emaciation and neglect, as well as an extensive scabies skin illness, according to a post-mortem study.
Clarke, of Blackpool, is scheduled to be sentenced on February 7th.
Ms. Leitch’s roommate at the time of her death, Robert Bruce, was also charged with causing or enabling her death.
The 45-year-old from Rothwell, Leeds, has since had the case against him withdrawn.
News according to LancsLive
After her 24-year-old Down’s Syndrome daughter was found starved to death and riddled with scabies, a Blackpool mother admitted to killing her.
Elaine Clarke, 49, entered a guilty plea to the illegal killing of Debbie Leitch in the seaside resort today (January 21) at Preston Crown Court.
Ms. Clarke had already been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence.
On the evening of August 29, 2019, police were summoned to an address in Garden Terrace by North West Ambulance Service, where they discovered Ms. Leitch’s corpse.
The cause of death was determined to be extreme emaciation and neglect, with significant scabies skin infection, according to a post-mortem study.
Ms. Leitch was previously hailed as a “lovely girl” in a statement released on her behalf by her family.
Death may have been caused by
According to a post-mortem investigation conducted by the Home Office, the cause of death was extreme emaciation and neglect, as well as an extensive scabies skin infection.
Six people have been arrested in connection with Debbie’s death, and two have been summoned to appear in court today, according to Lancashire Police.
Clarke, 48, of Blackpool, will be charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
In addition to Clarke, Robert Bruce, 45, of Leeds, who is believed to be Clarke’s ex-partner, has been charged with permitting or causing the death of a vulnerable adult.
Judge Amanda
“You are well aware of the eventual consequence that you will be going to prison,” Judge Amanda Justice Yip told her, “and I believe the time has come for me to remand you to prison to ensure you be here on time on the next occasion.”
“A not guilty verdict has been entered in (Mr Bruce’s) case, and (he) will be released,” she added.
Possible motives for the murder
From a criminologist’s perspective, these distinct kinds of murdering other people have certain typologies. Financial avarice (“the want to steal”), sexual lust (“the desire to sexual abuse”), or the desire for power (“the desire to control”) drive killers.
Two or more of these factors are frequently at work in the final acts of violent murder.
Murders can be classified into two types: conscious murders and murders caused by spontaneous overwhelming urges ranging from wrath to extreme psychopathy.
In rationally conscious murders, the murderer loses all self-control in terms of choosing to murder, but maintains a high level of control in terms of planning and executing the murder.
A recent case details a killer who poisoned the majority of her family members over ten years in order to acquire control of the family’s property and household.
This example of conscious killings demonstrates how murders can be carried out in such a rational fashion that they are undetectable by the law.
Ted Bundy is regarded as the prototypical organized psychopathic killer. He is suspected of assassinating up to a hundred women.
During his trial, he confessed to thirty homicides, although the exact number of victims is unknown.
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