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The incident occurred in Middlesbrough, England, in October 2021. A recently released Domestic Homicide Review uses pseudonyms to identify the mother, 67, and son, 50.
“Throughout the Review the agencies working with the family have portrayed June as a loving and caring mother to John,” authorities concluded. “They describe her as being more concerned about how John would cope without her as her health deteriorated.”
The mother, named June in the report, learned of her terminal cancer diagnosis in July 2021. She and her son, identified as John in the report, were part of a “close-knit family." June’s husband died of cancer in 2019.
John suffered a serious injury when he was 11 years old that required him to have a caretaker. He had cerebral palsy, epilepsy, type-2 diabetes and was being screened for dementia, authorities say.
Investigators believe that John had no understanding of his mother’s health condition prior to his death.
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The panel conducting the review believes that following June’s diagnosis, she began showing signs of “emotional instability.”
“She was tearful on two occasions reflecting on her deteriorating health conditions,” the review says. “The panel feel that whilst she was in hospital opportunities were missed to consider her psychological and care needs or to share information concerning this with Adult Social Care.”
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source: people.com
