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Bexleyheath knife killer Nicola Edgington guilty of murder Bexleyheath knife killer Nicola Edgington guilty of murder
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A psychiatric patient who virtually decapitated a woman during a stabbing in a London street has been found guilty of murder.A psychiatric patient who virtually decapitated a woman during a stabbing in a London street has been found guilty of murder.
Nicola Edgington, 32, of Greenwich, killed Sally Hodkin, 58, in Bexleyheath in 2011, six years after killing her mother, the Old Bailey heard.Nicola Edgington, 32, of Greenwich, killed Sally Hodkin, 58, in Bexleyheath in 2011, six years after killing her mother, the Old Bailey heard.
The Old Bailey heard Edgington had tried to kill another woman, minutes before she stabbed Mrs Hodkin. Edgington had tried to kill Kerry Clark, 22, minutes before she stabbed Mrs Hodkin, jurors were told.
She denied murder and attempted murder, but was convicted her on both counts She denied murder and attempted murder, but was convicted on both counts.
The court heard that in 2006, Edgington had admitted killing her mother on the grounds of diminished responsibility. The judge remanded Edgington in custody to be sentenced at a later date.
Personality disorder During the trial, the jury heard 999 calls made in the hours before the attacks, during which Edgington said "I need for the police to come because I've had a nervous breakdown before and I killed someone".
Edgington had pinned Mrs Hodkin to the ground and slashed her throat with a butcher's knife, virtually decapitating her, the court was told. 'Getting more dangerous'
Shortly before the fatal stabbing, the defendant had attacked Kerry Clark, 22, at a bus stop but fled when her victim fought back and took the knife. The defendant was referring to the manslaughter of her mother in 2005, which she had admitted during a court case in 2006 on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
The prosecution said she had borderline personality disorder and her actions were deliberate, while the defence argued she was mentally ill with schizophrenia and her responsibility was diminished. The emergency calls came before Edgington pinned Mrs Hodkin to the ground and slashed her throat with a butcher's knife, virtually decapitating her, the court was told.
Shortly before the fatal stabbing, the defendant had tried to kill Ms Clark at a bus stop but fled when her victim fought back and took a knife from her.
The jury heard that she had told police she need sectioning during the calls from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, before walking out of the hospital and taking the bus to Bexleyheath.
She said she felt she was not being listened to.
In another call she said: "I'm getting more and more dangerous. The more scared I get the more dangerous I'm getting.
"You don't seem to understand."
Released into community
The prosecution told the court Edgington had a borderline personality disorder and her actions were deliberate, while the defence argued she was mentally ill with schizophrenia and her responsibility was diminished.
At the trial over her mother's killing in 2006, the prosecution had accepted her manslaughter plea, but rejected the same plea in the latest case.At the trial over her mother's killing in 2006, the prosecution had accepted her manslaughter plea, but rejected the same plea in the latest case.
Following the previous case, she was ordered to be detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act for killing her mother Marion, 60, the previous year.Following the previous case, she was ordered to be detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act for killing her mother Marion, 60, the previous year.
She was released and allowed to live in the community in 2009 where she had been monitored by a doctor, nurse and social worker. However, she was released and allowed to live in the community in 2009 where she had been monitored by a doctor, nurse and social worker.