01 March 2020 Priya Vaidya 1156 Case Updates Westwood v The Queen [2020] EWCA Crim 598, 2020 WL 02142702 byPriya Vaidya Nature of case: On 5 June 2018 in the Crown Court at Warwick, on an indictment charging him with murder, the appellant, Thomas Westwood, pleaded guilty to manslaughter of his mother by reason of diminished responsibility. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags Mental Health Act 1983CrimeHospital limitation10. Report Writing Related articles Podcast Episode 7: Review of 2024 When expert evidence falls well below the standard of a competent expert witness EWI Refreshes Core Training offering Transparency and Open Justice Board Key Objectives An unsafe conviction with flawed DNA evidence Switch article Tower Hamlets LBC v A 2020 WL 01987279 Previous Article Covid-19 and the Courts Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.