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| Vittoria Baker death: Daughter admits stabbing | Vittoria Baker death: Daughter admits stabbing |
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| A woman has admitted stabbing her mother to death after being discharged from a secure mental health unit. | A woman has admitted stabbing her mother to death after being discharged from a secure mental health unit. |
| Kauthar Silvera, 30, who has paranoid schizophrenia, killed Vittoria Baker at a flat in Oxford and remained there with the body for three days. | Kauthar Silvera, 30, who has paranoid schizophrenia, killed Vittoria Baker at a flat in Oxford and remained there with the body for three days. |
| Appearing at Oxford Crown Court, she pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Appearing at Oxford Crown Court, she pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| Judge Patrick Eccles QC sentenced her to be detained in a psychiatric unit indefinitely. | Judge Patrick Eccles QC sentenced her to be detained in a psychiatric unit indefinitely. |
| He told the court it was a tragedy that Silvera had been allowed to remain with her mother when they were both unwell and that the danger had not been realised. | He told the court it was a tragedy that Silvera had been allowed to remain with her mother when they were both unwell and that the danger had not been realised. |
| Volatile relationship | Volatile relationship |
| The body of Mrs Baker, 52, was found in Friars Wharf in the city centre by police on 16 August. | The body of Mrs Baker, 52, was found in Friars Wharf in the city centre by police on 16 August. |
| The court heard that Silvera and her mother, who she was living with, both had serious mental illnesses and endured a volatile and difficult relationship. | The court heard that Silvera and her mother, who she was living with, both had serious mental illnesses and endured a volatile and difficult relationship. |
| Mrs Baker had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act several times before Silvera was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was herself detained at Littlemore Hospital. | Mrs Baker had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act several times before Silvera was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and was herself detained at Littlemore Hospital. |
| She was discharged after several weeks and refused requests to remain at the hospital voluntarily, choosing instead to return to her mother, who she stabbed days later. | She was discharged after several weeks and refused requests to remain at the hospital voluntarily, choosing instead to return to her mother, who she stabbed days later. |
| Silvera's grandmother raised the alarm and it was then police discovered Mrs Baker's body at the flat. | Silvera's grandmother raised the alarm and it was then police discovered Mrs Baker's body at the flat. |
| 'Let down' | |
| Silvera's barrister criticised the healthcare she and her mother received and said Littlemore Hospital knew she was a danger to herself and to her mother. | Silvera's barrister criticised the healthcare she and her mother received and said Littlemore Hospital knew she was a danger to herself and to her mother. |
| Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust said in a statement: "This tragic event was not predictable. | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust said in a statement: "This tragic event was not predictable. |
| "There were recommendations about how we could further improve our processes and we are implementing these." | "There were recommendations about how we could further improve our processes and we are implementing these." |
| After the hearing, Silvera's sister released a statement, which read: "Today my sister was not convicted of murder, which is the outcome that myself and my family wanted. | |
| "I would like to focus on the fact that my mother and sister were let down by social services and a mental health trust. | |
| "Now my sister is receiving the correct treatment which she did not receive leading up to this tragic event." | |
| The statement added: "We do not hold Kauthar responsible for her action, which resulted in the judge's verdict of manslaughter." |