Claire Darbyshire was found guilty this morning (Image: Archant)
The jury in the trial of a transgender carer who suffocated her father in an alleged suicide pact spent has today retired to consider its verdict.
Claire Darbyshire, 36, admits killing Brian, 67, who suffered from multiple sclerosis, at their home in Wykeham Green, Dagenham, on September 2.
The next evening, she was found wandering around the cliffs of Dover shivering and wet and asking for help.
Jurors at the Old Bailey were told that Darbyshire denied murder, saying it was a “suicide pact” because her father’s MS had become “intolerable” and with him gone, she would have nothing to live for.
The Recorder of London, Nicholas Hilliard QC sent the jury out to begin deliberations this morning.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here