Article 5E27R UK woman who killed disabled son detained in hospital indefinitely

UK woman who killed disabled son detained in hospital indefinitely

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Ben Quinn and agencies
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Olga Freeman sentenced at Old Bailey after admitting manslaughter of Dylan, 10, in August 2020

A woman who killed her disabled 10-year-old son after undergoing a breakdown during the UK's coronavirus lockdown has been detained in hospital indefinitely.

Dylan Freeman had been an indirect victim" of the interruption caused by Covid-19 to normal life, said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb as she sentenced his mother, Olga Freeman, 40, at the Old Bailey.

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