Jailed for manslaughter

Part of my role in the early 2000s was to support people moving out of the long stay hospitals, I was incredibly naive and just couldnt believe they still existed. I can still picture my first visit as clear as day. That is not to say that I havent seen some crap community care but I think that you can provide good care in small community homes I d9nt think it's possible in those institutions.

I don;t think so either

This lady wouldn’t have met any threshold for admission to an institution, or for community living facilities though, if the judge’s ruling is based on correct information about her life.

Casdon It’s reported that Auriol Grey lived in specially adapted sheltered accommodation. Sounds like community living arrangements?

No*ronib*, that’s not community living arrangements, which is when people live in a group setting in the community with staff working with the residents in a group home because they are unable to live independently. Sheltered accommodation is a place where there are units of accommodation adapted to the needs of the residents, but their activities aren’t supervised in any way. Sometimes there is a warden in a sheltered living complex, sometimes visiting social care staff, sometimes it is literally just units of suitable accommodation.

Unless someone on here was present throughout the trial and heard all the evidence, how can we possibly second guess what the 'right' verdict should have been.

Yes, it appears exceptional on the surface, but that only suggest to me that there were exceptional circumstances to the case that have not been revealed in the press.

In the meanwhile the convicted woman has rights of appeal, and will, presumably use them.