Claire Button因在崩溃期间杀死她的自闭症儿子被判无期徒刑,尽管没有预谋和系统性的心理健康失败。
Claire Button sentenced to life for killing her autistic son during a meltdown, despite no premeditation and systemic mental health failures.
36岁的Claire Button 在2024年12月超市崩盘后 谋杀了她5岁的孤独症儿子Lincoln 被判终身监禁 最少9年
Claire Button, 36, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of nine years for murdering her five-year-old autistic son, Lincoln, in December 2024 after a supermarket meltdown.
她在危机中闷死他,然后企图自杀,留下一张表示绝望的纸条。
She smothered him during a crisis, then attempted suicide, leaving a note expressing despair.
法院听说,她多次寻求帮助,包括10小时救护车等候,但得到的心理健康支助极少。
The court heard she had sought help repeatedly, including a 10-hour ambulance wait, but received minimal mental health support.
虽然她承认过失杀人,但被判犯有谋杀罪。
Though she admitted manslaughter, she was convicted of murder.
法官将此案称为数十年来最困难的个案之一, 指出没有预谋、极度压力和Button的深切悔恨。
The judge called the case one of the most difficult in decades, noting no premeditation, extreme stress, and Button’s deep remorse.
尽管犯罪,但法院认为她没有构成进一步的风险,并强调了紧急精神保健方面的系统性失败。
Despite the crime, the court found she poses no further risk and highlighted systemic failures in emergency mental health care.