MIRELLA BEECHOOK HAS BEEN JAILED FOR LIFE FOR STRA

MIRELLA BEECHOOK HAS BEEN JAILED FOR LIFE FOR STRANGLING HER

DAUGHTER, TINA, AND LITTLE STACEY KAVANAGH.

AS THE FOREMAN ANNOUNCED THE VERDICTS – GUILTY TO MURDERING

BOTH CHILDREN – THERE WAS CHEERING AND CLAPPING FROM THE PUBLIC

GALLERY WHICH CALLED FORTH A STERN REBUKE FROM THE RECORDER OF

LONDON, SIR JAMES MISKIN QC.

‘IF I HEAR ONE MORE SINGLE SOUND I WILL CLEAR THE GALLERY,’ HE

SAID.

‘STOP BEING OFFENSIVE.

‘

HE TOLD BEECHOOK: ‘THE SENTENCE ON EACHOUNT IS ONE OF LIFE

IMPRISONMENT.

FOR THESE HIDEOUS OFFENCES ORDINARILY I WOULD

RECOMMEND A LENGTHY MINIMUM PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT BUT I AM NOT GOING

TO DO SO.

‘THERE IS UNCONTRADICTED EVIDENCE THAT AT THE MATERIAL TIME YOUR

MIND WAS ABNORMAL.

BUT THAT SENSIBLE JURY CONCLUDED THAT YOUR MENTAL

REPONSIBILITY WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISHED

HE CONTINUED: ‘NO ONE WILL PERMIT YOUR RELEASE UNTIL THERE IS

ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY THAT YOU CAN BE RELEASED ON THE PUBLIC AND

CHILDREN WITH ABSOLUTE SAFETY.

FOR THAT REASON IT IS UNNECESSARY TO

RECOMMEND ANY MINIMUM SENTENCE.

‘

THE JUDGE SAID THAT BEECHOOK HAD ONCE BEFORE FED A NEEDLE AND AN

OVERDOSE OF SLEEPING TABLET’S TO TINA’S BABY SISTER, SABRINA.

AND HE ADDED: ‘I ALSO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR BEHAVIOUR IN THE

PAST AND THAT YOUR BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS TINA AND STACEY HAD BEEN

PRECEDED BY APPALLING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS SABRINA.

‘

ENDS.