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This Thursday, I'm telling the story of Odessa Carey Snr and Odessa Carey Jnr.
In April 2019, Odessa Jnr murdered her mum, Odessa Snr, after attacking her with a mallet.
She then removed her mum's head using scissors and knives before later removing her brain.
After the murder, Odessa Jnr carried her mum's decapitated head around in a plastic carrier bag and reportedly kissed it on the forehead in front of a family friend.
Judge Paul Sloan handed Odessa Jnr a hospital order on March 12, 2020, after deeming her not fit enough to stand trial.
WARNING: This episode focuses heavily on Odessa Jnr's lifelong mental health issues and might be a difficult listen for some.
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Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic
References:
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Court told of mental health history of woman who cut off mother’s head. (2020, March 12). Express & Star. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.expressandstar.com/news/uk-news/2020/03/12/court-told-of-mental-health-history-of-woman-who-cut-off-mothers-head/
Doughty, S. (2020, April 8). Odessa Carey tragedy one year on: Mentally ill killer still believes her mum is alive, says friend. ChronicleLive. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/odessa-carey-tragedy-one-year-18049011
Doughty, S. (2021, December 30). Odessa Carey death: National review into mental health tragedy set to be published in New Year. ChronicleLive. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/odessa-carey-ashington-death-review-22377581
Edmunds, C. (2020, March 12). Daughter, 36, who carried her mother’s head around in carrier bag after decapitating her with knives and scissors had been serious threat from the age of six, court hears as she is sent to hospital indefinitely. Mail Online. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8104593/Daughter-decapitated-mother-sent-hospital-indefinitely.html
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Kennedy, R. (2020, March 5). Daughter allegedly pulled her mother’s head out of a bag and kissed it in front of friend. ChronicleLive. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/odessa-carey-ashington-trial-mother-17868629
Kennedy, R., & Collings, K. (2020, March 12). Odessa Carey sentencing: Every update as woman who killed mother is given hospital order. ChronicleLive. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/odessa-carey-sentencing-live-updates-17909988#2033559
Mann, R. (2020, March 6). Woman, 36, ‘killed 73-year-old mother before decapitating her with knife and scissors and removing her brain.’The Sun. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11108960/woman-decapitated-mother-knife-scissors-brain-northumberland/
Odessa Carey: Agencies failed to recognise dangers posed, review finds. (2022, October 12). ITV News. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-10-12/review-into-death-of-woman-killed-by-daughter-finds-multiple-failings
Odessa Carey: Daughter “kissed mother’s decapitated head.”(2020, March 5). BBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-51754041
Odessa Carey: Daughter responsible for beating mother to death. (2020, March 11). BBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-51841639
Odessa Carey given hospital order over mother’s decapitation. (2020, March 12). BBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-51855111
Odessa Carey: Review into Ashington death finds multiple failings. (2022, October 12). BBC News. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-63226003
Scarlett, S. (2020, March 13). Girlfriend vows to stand by mentally-ill woman, 36, who decapitated her own mother, 73, and carried head around in carrier bag as she is sent to hospital indefinitely. Mail Online. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8108375/Girlfriend-Odessa-Carey-decapitated-mother-vows-stand-her.html
“We were let down”: Son of Odessa Carey speaks out after review into her death in Ashington. (2022, October 13). ITV News. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-10-13/we-were-let-down-son-of-odessa-carey-speaks-out-after-review-into-her-death
Wilkinson, T. (2020, March 5). Murder trial hears daughter “cut off mum’s head, carried it around in bag and kissed it.”Daily Record. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/murder-trial-hears-daughter-cut-21639694
