A woman, Yvonne Freaney (49), has been cleared of murder after strangling her autistic son with a belt and then attempting to take her own life. She will instead be sentenced for manslaughter. After strangling her son, Yvonne left a note for one of her three other children, who also have disabilities, saying: "You may not understand what has happened but just think of it as I am finally getting rest." It was very hard for Yvonne to take care of her son as a real mother. By the age of 11 her autistic son was not toilet trained and still wore nappies. Yvonne faced a murder charge but was cleared by a jury at Cardiff crown court after a day of deliberation. Freaney had admitted a charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
This is a very tragical case. I feel very sorry for both the mother and the autistic son, they both do not deserve to die. It must be very hard for a mother to take care of an intensively autistic son, but I do not get why she searched for professional help instead. An autistic son will change your life entirely, but I do not think this is the way it should end up. Yvonne should have looked for professional help in stead of killing her son.
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Guardian
She is not charged with murder? WHAT?! It is incredibly sad that she could not take care of her son and that she thought taking his and her own life would make it easier, but be smart and just take your own life and let your son get real help, because in her note she says that SHE is finally getting rest and she does not even care about her son or saying she is sorry. She should be locked up for murder, that is what she deserves.
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