Hospital Order rather than a Hybrid Order following the recent guidance in Edwards [2018] EWCA Crim 595

A man who killed an 83 year old woman in 2016 was made the subject of a hospital order with restrictions by Stuart Smith J following a guilty plea to manslaughter. The Judge decided not to impose a hybrid order pursuant to s.45A of the Mental Health Act 1983. Tim Moloney QC, instructed by OWN solicitors represented the defendant, leading Steven Garrett.

Read about this case in The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Mail and on The BBC.