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SLUDGE FACTORY
Well if mental illness is the primary driver of this awful attack then it's likely to be manslaughter
You may be of the opinion that it should be murder but that's not really relevant
If the woman had a serious mental illness it will almost certainly be manslaughter
If she was released early when unwell then that is the systems fault as psychiatric units and community mental health teams have been releasing unwell patients for years to free up beds and doctors and nurses as they are the least funded of all NHS services , ironic given mental illness is as common as cancer , which gets loads of funding , heart disease , ditto
If she was released early then anyone who discharged her will present their reasons for doing so and if the authorities think criminal negligence occurred they may be charged but it wont be for murder , it will be for something around assisted manslaughter or something like that
You may not think that's right but that is the way it is