Diminished Responsibility
About Diminished Responsibility
In criminal law, diminished responsibility is a potential defense by excuse by which defendants argue that although they broke the law, they should not be held fully criminally liable for doing so, as their mental functions were "diminished" or impaired.
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Louise Lotz: Debby Foxwell guilty in neighbor's murder
Debby Foxwell Louise Lotz killed in a "sustained, brutal and merciless attack"
A woman beat her neighbour to death with a garden spade, was found guilty of murder.
Debby Foxwell had a "visceral hatred" for Louise Lotz - a "hoarder" you have to sell the debt for their inability to your home, St Albans Crown Court heard.
she killed, after a quarrel in what prosecutors called a "sustainable, brutal and merciless attack".
Foxwell, of Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, will be sentenced on 20. March.
The 41-year-old had murder denied during her trial, had admitted manslaughter through Diminished Responsibility .
"It's over, I've done it'The Jury heard That there was problems between the Two Women , who lived Next Door to each other in a Ford wich, for at least Six Years .
Prosecutor Alan Blake said: "First, relations were cordial, but soon deteriorated. As is so often the case with neighbours in dispute, it started over small things: borders, classes and borders. "
He added: "[Ms Lotz] was something of a messy hoarder. The rear garden was overgrown and unloved. The Interior was crammed. "
jurors heard That after a row in the back of the garden on 24 August, the defendant grabbed and took The Victim 's phone, a spade and forced their way into the Ms Lotz home and beat their belongings.
The 64-year-old former councillor, who had been on The Phone to the police for delivery to the time, to another house, shouting "help me, help me", but was attacked by Foxwell, the beaten, four or five times with the side of the spade.
Louise Lotz was found said with head injuries in front of his housethe return home, Foxwell to your partner: "It's over. I've done it," the court heard previously.
Mr Blake said: "It was a sustained, brutal and merciless attack. "
The court heard That Foxwell sent a WhatsApp message to a Police Officer on The Night of the murder, which read: "When will it stop? If I hit your head - That is, if. "
The Neighbours had both banned from taking photos of each otherMr Blake explained to the defendant the "visceral hatred of Louise Lotz stepped up" over time. Previously, she had been already prosecuted for bodily injury and property damage against Mrs Lotz.
On the 23. July of last year, community protection warnings both women were issued, prohibition of harassment, trespassing, or photos of each other.
Ms Lotz suffered a skull fracture and died of a "severe traumatic head injury".
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Source of news: bbc.com