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| Woman sentenced for manslaughter of terminally ill dad in Banbury | |
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| Lisa Davenport was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court | |
| A woman described as a "devoted daughter" has received a suspended prison sentence after she admitted the manslaughter of her terminally ill father. | A woman described as a "devoted daughter" has received a suspended prison sentence after she admitted the manslaughter of her terminally ill father. |
| Dr Lisa Davenport used a pillow to smother Barrie Davenport, 88, at the Foxhall Court retirement home in Banbury on 17 October 2022. | Dr Lisa Davenport used a pillow to smother Barrie Davenport, 88, at the Foxhall Court retirement home in Banbury on 17 October 2022. |
| Handing her a two-year suspended prison sentence, Judge Mr Justice Linden said he accepted she was "solely motived by a wish to bring his suffering to an end and that his end was close at hand." | |
| At a previous hearing, Davenport had denied murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | At a previous hearing, Davenport had denied murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| On Friday, Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a lot of pain during his final hours. | On Friday, Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a lot of pain during his final hours. |
| John Price KC, prosecuting, said Davenport, of Middleton Cheney in Northamptonshire, had been "distressed by how her father appeared". | John Price KC, prosecuting, said Davenport, of Middleton Cheney in Northamptonshire, had been "distressed by how her father appeared". |
| "This background might explain why a devoted daughter did what she did to her father that evening," he said. | "This background might explain why a devoted daughter did what she did to her father that evening," he said. |
| Barrie Davenport, 88, was found dead in at his retirement home in Banbury | Barrie Davenport, 88, was found dead in at his retirement home in Banbury |
| Mr Price said staff at Mr Davenport's retirement complex and a doctor did not initially suspect foul play because his death was expected to be imminent. | Mr Price said staff at Mr Davenport's retirement complex and a doctor did not initially suspect foul play because his death was expected to be imminent. |
| "When the doctor certified his death at 22:00 on October 17 it was believed to be due to natural causes," he said. | "When the doctor certified his death at 22:00 on October 17 it was believed to be due to natural causes," he said. |
| "But that was not so, Mr Davenport had been in fact unlawfully killed by his daughter, this defendant Lisa Davenport. | "But that was not so, Mr Davenport had been in fact unlawfully killed by his daughter, this defendant Lisa Davenport. |
| "At about 07:00 she had smothered her father with a pillow as he lay in his bed." | "At about 07:00 she had smothered her father with a pillow as he lay in his bed." |
| Mr Davenport was found dead at the Foxhall Court retirement complex in Banbury | Mr Davenport was found dead at the Foxhall Court retirement complex in Banbury |
| Mr Price said Davenport confessed an hour later to a neighbour and friend of her father what she had done and asked her not to say anything. | Mr Price said Davenport confessed an hour later to a neighbour and friend of her father what she had done and asked her not to say anything. |
| The following morning she also told the manager of the retirement complex, who then reported it to the police. | The following morning she also told the manager of the retirement complex, who then reported it to the police. |
| "Were it not for those confessions subsequently saying he had been unlawfully killed, it would have not been discovered," Mr Price said. | "Were it not for those confessions subsequently saying he had been unlawfully killed, it would have not been discovered," Mr Price said. |
| "The evidence suggests that following his terminal diagnosis this defendant was a devoted carer of her father as his health declined. | "The evidence suggests that following his terminal diagnosis this defendant was a devoted carer of her father as his health declined. |
| "It is accurate to say that no one could have done more for a clearly dying parent than she did." | "It is accurate to say that no one could have done more for a clearly dying parent than she did." |
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