2014-01-13
Mother who cleaned up murder scene jailed for 18 months
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Passing sentence, Mr Justice Paul Carney said Whitaker had "no involvement whatsoever in the murder" and noted her previous good character but said she "pleaded guilty to a crime which carries a penalty of 10 years." "The person who instructed her to clean up the scene was a person of known violent propensity who had threatened her previously," he said.