UK woman gets suspended sentence for smothering her terminally ill father, seen as "merciful." Mujer del Reino Unido es suspendida sentencia por asfixiar a su padre enfermo terminal, visto como "misericordioso".

A UK woman, Dr. Lisa Davenport, received a two-year suspended sentence after admitting to smothering her terminally ill father, Barrie Davenport, who was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Una mujer del Reino Unido, la Dra. Lisa Davenport, recibió una sentencia suspendida de dos años después de admitir asfixiar a su padre enfermo terminal, Barrie Davenport, que sufría de cáncer de páncreas. The judge recognized her actions as a "merciful course," acknowledging the significant pain her father was in. La jueza reconoció sus acciones como un "derrotero misericordioso", reconociendo el dolor significativo en el que estaba su padre. Davenport, who was her father’s primary caregiver, confessed to her actions and was assessed as having a mental illness at the time. Davenport, que era la principal cuidadora de su padre, confesó sus acciones y se consideró que tenía una enfermedad mental en ese momento. The court heard that she believed her act was an act of mercy. El tribunal oyó que ella creía que su acto era un acto de misericordia.