Callum Thomas is accused of murdering his mother Debra Cantrell some time between May 5 and May 31 last year. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility the week before his trial started last week. He has denied murder.
On the first day of his trial, the jury was told by prosecutor Anna Vigars KC that the body of 58-year-old Ms Cantrell was discovered by police after they had been called by an online gamer from the US, who had become concerned about Thomas, having not heard from him and because of comments he had made when they were last online together.
Officers went to Ms Cantrell’s home in Colwill Road, Estover, on May 31 last year and forced entry. Inside a bedroom, they found Ms Cantrell with a fatal wound to her chest and a pillow over her head. The jury was told she had been in the property for some time.
Prosecutor Herc Ashworth read a series of factual statements and evidence which are not contested by Thomas’s defence team. This included statements from police officers who were called to attend Ms Cantrell’s home.
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