UK - Lynette Nash, 64, killed in Portishead, son arrested and charged

[Luwin]

Portishead: Gavin Nash charged with mother's murder

Gavin Nash, 39, is charged with murder following the death of Lynette Nash, 64.

www.bbc.co.uk

A son has been charged with the murder of his mother, who died after suffering from serious injuries.
Lynette Nash, 64, was pronounced dead at the scene after police were called to a house on Tansy Lane in Portishead, North Somerset, at about 12:00 BST on Tuesday.
Gavin Nash, 39, of Tansy Lane, has been charged with murder and has been held in police custody, police said.
He is due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Friday.

 

[Luwin]

Murder investigation launched following death of woman in Portishead | Avon and Somerset Police

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in police custody.

www.avonandsomerset.police.uk

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Portishead yesterday (Tuesday 27 June).

Emergency services were called at around noon to a property in Tansy Lane following a report of a woman in her 60s had been seriously injured.

Despite the efforts of an officer and paramedic, the woman sadly died at the scene.

We have made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) due to prior police contact.

If anyone has any information which could aid our investigation, please call 101.

 

[Tortoise]

The defendant has been remanded into custody ahead of a hearing at Bristol Crown Court on Monday, July 3. Presiding justice Stefano Patacchiola said told the defendant: “Mr Nash, you are being sent to Bristol Crown Court for a hearing on Monday which will be held in your absence. You will be remanded into custody.”

Police name Portishead suspect accused of murdering his own mum

Gavin Nash is accused of killing his mother, Lynnette Nash, in Portishead

www.bristolpost.co.uk

 

[Luwin]

Why will it be held in his absence?

 

[Dpdan]

I wonder what the 'prior police contact' was?

 

[Tortoise]

Why will it be held in his absence?

Perhaps he's misbehaving.

 

[Tortoise]

"He is also accused of assaulting police officer Daniel Larkin on the same day while in custody at Patchway Police Centre. It is claimed he kicked Mr Larkin in the leg.

David Maunder, defending, made no application for bail. The defendant has been remanded into custody ahead of a plea and trial preparation hearing at the court on July 27."

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2023-07-03/man-accused-of-murdering-his-mum-remanded-in-custody

 

[Luwin]

Son detained under mental health act after killing mother

Gavin Nash was in the grip of acute psychosis when he killed his mother Lynette at home in Somerset.

www.bbc.co.uk

A man has been detained indefinitely after killing his mother while in the grip of "acute psychosis".

Gavin Nash, 40, stabbed his 64-year-old mother Lynette multiple times with a kitchen knife at the home they shared in Tansy Lane, Portishead, north Somerset, in June.

Nash, who has a schizoaffective disorder, was initially charged with murder but the prosecution has since accepted his plea of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.