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Boy, 14, jailed for killing foster carer Dawn McKenzie Boy, 14, jailed for killing foster carer Dawn McKenzie
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A boy who stabbed his foster carer to death after he was grounded has been detained for seven years.A boy who stabbed his foster carer to death after he was grounded has been detained for seven years.
The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked 34-year-old Dawn McKenzie at a flat in Hamilton, on 24 June 2011.The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked 34-year-old Dawn McKenzie at a flat in Hamilton, on 24 June 2011.
She bled to death after being stabbed 10 times on the head and body.She bled to death after being stabbed 10 times on the head and body.
The boy was charged with murder but the Crown accepted his plea to a lesser charge of culpable homicide on the grounds of diminished responsibility. At the High Court in Edinburgh, her father-in-law Tom McKenzie, 63, wept and shouted: "That's not justice. We lost our lovely girl to a monster."
Sentencing him at the High Court in Edinburgh, Lord Pentland paid tribute to the victim. The court heard that, in the days leading up to the killing, the boy's X-box, mobile phone and laptop had been taken off him.
'Appalling consequences' Broken blade
He said: "No order I impose can possibly put right the appalling consequences of her tragic death." The teenager attacked Mrs McKenzie after her husband Bryan left the house.
During a previous hearing, the High Court in Glasgow heard that, in the days leading up to the killing, the boy's X-box, mobile phone and laptop had been taken off him. She was stabbed 10 times on the head and body. The fatal blow severed a major blood vessel and caused her to bleed to death.
A number of psychiatrists who examined the boy said he was not able to control his behaviour at the time. The foster carer was also stabbed twice in the scalp and the force of one of these blows was so great that the tip of the blade broke off and imbedded itself in her skull.
Ms McKenzie was stabbed 10 times on the head and body. The fatal blow severed a major blood vessel and caused her to bleed to death.
She was also stabbed twice in the scalp and the force of one of these blows was so great that the tip of the blade broke off and imbedded itself in her skull.
The defensive injuries she received showed she had fought for her life.The defensive injuries she received showed she had fought for her life.
After the boy fled, Ms McKenzie managed to dial 999 and told police who had stabbed her. After the boy fled, Mrs McKenzie managed to dial 999 and later told police who had stabbed her.
Advocate depute Alex Prentice QC, prosecuting, said: "The deceased and her husband, Bryan, treated the accused as their own. They were all due to go on holiday abroad together. In the recording, she can be heard shouting, "help, help", and "mum, am I dying"?
"It would appear there was nothing remarkable about his behaviour in the lead up to this offence." Mrs McKenzie died in Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, at 21:40.
The court heard it had been a normal Friday night, with Mr McKenzie and the boy driving Dawn to the supermarket and then going for a drive before picking her up again. The pathologist who examined her body said the wounds which damaged her skull would have required considerable force.
Mr Prentice added: "The accused had a circle of friends and a keen interest in football and is described by his friends as quiet and likable." On Friday, defence advocate Donald Findlay QC said his client had spent his early years falling victim to physical abuse from his natural parents - and that this prevented him from learning the differences between right and wrong.
Mr Findlay also said that his client's mental condition meant he was unable to keep being grounded in perspective and was unable to fully explain why he killed his carer.
Dissociative state
He added: "If he could turn back the clock he would."
The court heard that the teenager was suffering from a mental condition, called a dissociative state, in which he was unable to properly distinguish between reality and fiction.
Judge Lord Pentland said that with that in mind, he should impose a seven year jail term and order him to be supervised for five years following his release from jail.
He added: "There is no order that I can impose that will put right the appalling consequences of her tragic death.
"It seems to me that the information provided to me by the Crown and the victim impact statement that Mrs McKenzie was an admirable person.
"She dedicated her life to looking after the welfare of children - that is no longer possible."
Mrs McKenzie's family reacted badly to the sentence imposed.
As Lord Pentland left the bench, her father-in-law Tom wept and shouted: "I beg your pardon my Lord. That's not justice. We lost our lovely girl to a monster."