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Originally Posted by Livia

Doesn't actually say anywhere that she was diagnosed with a medical illness, so that's an amazing diagnosis you've made there. It says she was "drinking heavily" (although it also said she couldn't afford cleaning material or pet food), that she was "depressed" ( following the loss of her mother (although it didn't say she suffers from depression). Despite the horror of the situation and the real possibility that the woman is just scum, some people knee-jerk to it not being their fault. I'm sure when she was sentenced her mental state would have been taken into account.

and your diagnosis that she wasn't mentally ill is a little baffling, especially you being a lawyer and all. You must be aware of what happened to the "Bradley Report" and surely you are aware of PRT reports on mental health within the prison system.

At least one quarter of women who end up in prison are later shown to be suffering from mental illness and most of those women are not properly diagnosed before a release appointment with a psychiatrist has been made. Its perfectly normal for post sentence assessments of mental health to be made on and after release and not before trial or during prison time.

The judicial system is hugely floored when it comes to mental health and I know this because (and I've mentioned this before) my father is a consultant psychiatrist who comes face to face with previously undiagnosed ex cons on a weekly basis.