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Bexleyheath stabbing: Nicola Edgington attacked women Bexleyheath stabbing: Nicola Edgington attacked women
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A psychiatric patient attacked two women with a butcher's knife as they were going to work, an Old Bailey jury has heard.A psychiatric patient attacked two women with a butcher's knife as they were going to work, an Old Bailey jury has heard.
Kerry Clark, then 22, managed to fight Nicola Edgington off but Sally Hodkin, 58, died when her neck was cut.Kerry Clark, then 22, managed to fight Nicola Edgington off but Sally Hodkin, 58, died when her neck was cut.
Ms Edgington, 32 from Greenwich, south-east London, admits carrying out the attack in Bexleyheath in 2011, but denies murder and attempted murder. Ms Edgington, 32 from Greenwich, south-east London, admits carrying out the attacks in Bexleyheath in 2011, but denies murder and attempted murder.
The court heard that Ms Edgington had been cared for in the community. The court also heard Ms Edgington killed her mother in 2005.
A psychiatrist, nurse and social worker had been monitoring her. Her plea of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility was accepted by the prosecution on that occasion.
'Viciously attacked''Viciously attacked'
The court heard that before the attack Ms Edgington went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, but walked out before she could be admitted as a voluntary inpatient. Before the attack in Bexleyheath, Ms Edgington went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, but walked out before she could be admitted as a voluntary inpatient, jurors were told.
She then got the bus to Bexleyheath where she bought the knife.
Her condition had deteriorated after she stopped taking her medication, the court heard.Her condition had deteriorated after she stopped taking her medication, the court heard.
After leaving the hospital she got the bus to Bexleyheath where she bought the knife and attacked the two women.
Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She approached and deliberately and viciously attacked each of them without warning, without any provocation.Mark Heywood QC, prosecuting, said: "She approached and deliberately and viciously attacked each of them without warning, without any provocation.
"She used the weapon forcefully and purposefully in each attack. She was controlled and she was rational.""She used the weapon forcefully and purposefully in each attack. She was controlled and she was rational."
'Intention to kill''Intention to kill'
He said Mrs Hodkin was "overwhelmed" and that "she died almost immediately from the catastrophic injuries inflicted on her".He said Mrs Hodkin was "overwhelmed" and that "she died almost immediately from the catastrophic injuries inflicted on her".
The prosecution said Ms Edgington claimed her responsibility was diminished because of her mental state.The prosecution said Ms Edgington claimed her responsibility was diminished because of her mental state.
However it rejected this claim, saying she acted deliberately and "intended to kill".However it rejected this claim, saying she acted deliberately and "intended to kill".
The court heard that she was treated as an inpatient by the Oxleas Trust and was treated for schizophrenia with emotionally unstable personality traits.The court heard that she was treated as an inpatient by the Oxleas Trust and was treated for schizophrenia with emotionally unstable personality traits.
The prosecution now says she suffers from a borderline personality disorder and her mental state is variable.The prosecution now says she suffers from a borderline personality disorder and her mental state is variable.
The trial continues.The trial continues.