To have some sympathy for Nicola Edgington?

[lougle]

Report from BBC

This woman had killed before. She knew she was a danger to the public. She dialled 999 four times to tell them that she needed sectioning to prevent a killing.

I know she did what she did. I can't imagine what her victims' families are going through.

I do feel some sympathy for her though. She tried to get herself out of circulation.

[Flojobunny]

Latara don't be embarrassed. I hope you found the strength to make the call and have got some additional support.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I think the victim was failed more than the murderer was in all honesty. But yes the murderer was failed too.

LadyPam Amber one of the least empathic people I have ever met, ,truly an unpleasant piece of work, is a fairly senior mental health professional with the authority to section people. My blood ran cold the moment the person said "if I had my way I'd have all the fucking nutters shot". I haven't seen them since.

[mignonette]

Manipulative is a typical perjorative used about patients for various reasons.

In my experience as a RMN, a patient is most likely to be labelled as manipulative when a health or other professional lacks the skills to work with them and does not understand the mechanics of a personality disorder and the way it impacts upon functioning. They fail in their interactions with them and then project the feelings it engenders back onto the patient....

I have great sympathy for everyone affected by this awful, preventable tragedy.

[OhDearNigel]

I had dealings with her during the original murder investigation of her mother. A scary young woman. After that experience i cannot believe she was free to murder someone else. She should never have been released from secure accomodation

[soulsurvive55]

BexleyFemale777 is the only one to be worried about the bosses of Oxleas Trust.

Read the stories here
www.avforums.com/forums/general-chat/1527283-nicola-edgington-2.html

www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10464314.Oxleas_mental_health_trust_faces_High_Court_battle_after_Beckenham_mother_s_death/

[soulsurvive55]

The local newspapers have been voicing concerns for some time

www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10284024.Multiple_homicides_by_Oxleas_mental_health_patients_besides_Nicola_Edgington/

[MalenkyRusskyDrakonchik]

This is a zombie thread.

[IneedAsockamnesty]

Sometimes zombie threads can be very interesting and have a continuation

[MalenkyRusskyDrakonchik]

Of course they can, it's just sometimes people don't notice so it's worth seeing it pop up in ThreadsImOn. Or that was my thinking, I've always found it helpful when other people do it.

[soulsurvive55]

We have to wait for some zombies to sort out the big bosses of Oxleas. Or are they the zombies responsible for the deaths of so many people they are supposed to care for?

[soulsurvive55]

Another local newspaper reporting on Oxleas Trust

www.bexleytimes.co.uk/news/number_of_oxleas_mental_health_patients_physically_restrained_above_national_average_1_2245946