SCOTTISH SON CLEARED OF MURDERING MOTHER ON MENTAL HEALTH GROUNDS
A son accused of murdering his 74-year-old mother was today cleared on mental health grounds.Trevor Kidd, 42, was today found not guilty at the High Court in Glasgow of murdering his mother Maureen Ann Kidd at her home in James Grove, Kirkcaldy, on March 19.
Judge Lady Stacey acquitted him and sent him to the State Hospital on an interim compulsion order.
Mr Kidd was accused of attacking his mother and stabbing her repeatedly on the body with knives.
The charge also alleged that Mr Kidd inflicted blunt force trauma to her head "by means unknown".
Kidd appeared via video link from the State Hospital.
Defence QC Donald Findlay entered a not guilty plea on his client's behalf because of Mr Kidd's mental health at the time.
Prosecutor Michael Meehan said: “The Crown accepts the not guilty plea as at the time of the offence the accused was not criminally responsible.” That is you did not have criminal responsibility at the time of the act.
The case was deferred until February next year.
