Mother charged despite guidelines
Updated on 25 January 2010
A mother who helped her incurably ill daughter to die faced a charge of attempted murder despite guidance designed to make it easier for relatives to help loved ones end their life.
Bridget Kathleen Gilderdale, 55, known as Kay, admitted assisting her daughter Lynn's suicide, but prosecuting lawyers decided she should face a charge of attempted murder.
The case was referred to Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer when she was originally accused and again in November last year, after new guidelines were brought in to clarify the law surrounding assisted suicide, a Crown Prosecution spokesman said.
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