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| Man jailed for smothering mother | Man jailed for smothering mother |
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| A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today. | A man who smothered and strangled his mother has been jailed for 13 years, police said today. |
| Robert Archbold, 49, said he got into a row with retired vet Jane Archbold, 77, at their home in Ambleside, Cumbria, and put his hand over her mouth "to shut her up". | Robert Archbold, 49, said he got into a row with retired vet Jane Archbold, 77, at their home in Ambleside, Cumbria, and put his hand over her mouth "to shut her up". |
| He admitted her unlawful killing on the grounds of diminished responsibility but had denied murder in a trial at Preston crown court. | He admitted her unlawful killing on the grounds of diminished responsibility but had denied murder in a trial at Preston crown court. |
| Archbold, known to family and friends as Adam, was arrested in nearby woodland about three hours after the killing at Old Farm Cottage in Outgate on 22 August last year. | Archbold, known to family and friends as Adam, was arrested in nearby woodland about three hours after the killing at Old Farm Cottage in Outgate on 22 August last year. |
| He told a police officer: "I have a done a terrible thing, I have killed my mother." He went on to say to detectives: "My mother made me do it. She kept on saying 'Kill, kill', so I did." | He told a police officer: "I have a done a terrible thing, I have killed my mother." He went on to say to detectives: "My mother made me do it. She kept on saying 'Kill, kill', so I did." |
| A postmortem examination showed that Mrs Archbold had 15 abrasions to her head and face, which were consistent with being smothered. | A postmortem examination showed that Mrs Archbold had 15 abrasions to her head and face, which were consistent with being smothered. |
| Following Archbold's sentencing for manslaughter after he was cleared of murder, Detective Chief Inspector Bob Qazi said: "Archbold admitted from the beginning that he had killed his mother. | Following Archbold's sentencing for manslaughter after he was cleared of murder, Detective Chief Inspector Bob Qazi said: "Archbold admitted from the beginning that he had killed his mother. |
| "It appeared that he had a lot of personal issues and he assaulted her, which resulted in her death from asphyxiation. | "It appeared that he had a lot of personal issues and he assaulted her, which resulted in her death from asphyxiation. |
| "This has been a tragic case for all those involved and our thoughts are with the family of Mrs Archbold." | "This has been a tragic case for all those involved and our thoughts are with the family of Mrs Archbold." |
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