'Pub ban' order for wife killer

'Pub ban' order for wife killer



A judge has told a Glasgow pensioner that stopping him going to the pub was a "more meaningful" sentence than a prison term for killing his wife. Edward Flaherty, 74, was convicted of strangling 69-year-old Ina Flaherty with a tie after she refused to give him money to go out drinking.
The jury had heard that Flaherty had no recollection of throttling his wife

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7540994.stm

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Helix

thats a fair enough sentence imo

dlofnep

Sad state of affairs altogether.

Seachmall

Seems fair enough. He needs the help and I'd assume hes regretful of the murder, to say the least.

Guy:Incognito

news story wrote:

Lord Matthews said Flaherty's dementia made him unsuited to prison.

He imposed a year-long restriction of liberty order which will keep him inside his home during opening hours.
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Will he suddenly not suffer from dementia anymore after a year?

Seachmall wrote: »

Seems fair enough. He needs the help and I'd assume hes regretful of the murder, to say the least.

So if your old and senile your free to do as you please? What if he does it again to some old dear he meets on the street?

Surely a stay in a mental facility, criminal or otherwise, would be appropriate? They should be able to deal with him.

Stekelly

Stekelly wrote: »

Will he suddenly not suffer from dementia anymore after a year?

He'll be lucky if he still knows his own name by then,

Seachmall

Stekelly wrote: »

So if your old and senile your free to do as you please? What if he does it again to some old dear he meets on the street?

Surely a stay in a mental facility, criminal or otherwise, would be appropriate? They should be able to deal with him.

Definetly but given the fact that option 2 was imprisonment and the experts voted against it I think being kept at home is best. I assume he will get the approptiate care, the justice system isn't just going to assume he stays at home during those hours.

OPENROAD

Stekelly wrote: »

Surely a stay in a mental facility, criminal or otherwise, would be appropriate? They should be able to deal with him.

I take it you know very little about Dementia, maybe do a bit of reading and research and then come back and post on the topic.

Theresalwaysone

Fair sentence, its not really going to matter where he is in about 12 months anyway.

sam34

Deleted User wrote: »

He'll be lucky if he still knows his own name by then,

Theresalwaysone wrote: »

Fair sentence, its not really going to matter where he is in about 12 months anyway.

that all depends on the type of dementia he has, and how quickly it progresses. the progression of dementia is very variable, and he may be quite capable of still living at home in a years time

truecrippler

I'd love to see the replies this would get in the BGRH forum.

sam34

sam34 wrote: »

that all depends on the type of dementia he has, and how quickly it progresses. the progression of dementia is very variable, and he may be quite capable of still living at home in a years time

Very true, My wife used to be a home carer, and some she saw deteriorated very rapidly and others level out and continue to lead simi-independant lives.