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At Teesside Crown Court last month, Patricia Hewitt pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
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00:00Patricia Hewitt, a resident of Stanley, received an indefinite hospital order
00:04reflecting her diminished responsibility after pleading guilty to manslaughter
00:09for the death of disabled woman Angela Lloyd.
00:12Angela Lloyd, 56, was stabbed at least 47 times inside her home on Bakewell Place
00:18and was pronounced dead at the scene.
00:22Durham Constabulary's major crime team arrested Patricia Hewitt shortly after the attack
00:26and Teesside Crown Court ordered her indefinite detention in a secure medical facility.
00:32Family members describe unbearable grief, recalling Angela's love of Disney and gardening
00:38and they believe the indefinite hospital order offers ongoing public protection as they process their loss.
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