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A mother has been found not guilty of the attempted murder of her severely ill daughter who suffered from ME.A mother has been found not guilty of the attempted murder of her severely ill daughter who suffered from ME.
Bridget Kathleen Gilderdale, 55, of Stonegate, East Sussex, was cleared of attempting to murder Lynn Gilderdale by jurors at Lewes Crown Court. Bridget Gilderdale, 55, of Stonegate, East Sussex, was cleared of attempting to murder Lynn Gilderdale by jurors at Lewes Crown Court.
Mrs Gilderdale had previously admitted aiding and abetting the suicide of 31-year-old Lynn Gilderdale. Mrs Gilderdale had previously admitted aiding and abetting the suicide of her 31-year-old daughter and was given a 12-month conditional discharge .
Miss Gilderdale, 31, who had chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME, was found dead at their home on 4 December. Miss Gilderdale was found dead at their home on 4 December.
Jurors were told after Miss Gilderdale made a failed suicide bid her mother crushed up pills with a pestle and mortar and fed them through her daughter's nasal tube, handed her morphine and injected three syringes of air into her vein.