BIRMINGHAM WOMAN WITH MENTAL DISORDER JAILED FOR ASSAULT THAT LED TO DEATH
A hospital patient who killed a great-grandmother while being treated on the same ward has been sentenced to jail.Philomena Wilson, also known as Brenda, 56, carried out an unprovoked attack on Vidya Kaur, 83, at Birmingham's City Hospital on the morning of 21 January 2021.
Wilson repeatedly punched Mrs Kaur and struck her head against the floor, which resulted in a fractured skull.
The elderly woman succumbed to her injuries after three weeks, on 11 February, according to West Midlands Police.
Additionally, nurses and another patient who tried to intervene were injured with minor wounds.
Wilson, who suffers from an acute mental disorder, was arrested for assault and wounding and subsequently admitted to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility at a hearing in April.
She was sentenced to seven years in prison, with an extended five-year license period, at Birmingham Crown Court.
The judge stated she had an "acute mental disorder" and that her actions were unprovoked, leading to her jail sentence and license extension outcome.
