Sentence
Pauline Caster
Pauline Caster (aged 44) was sentenced at Sheffield Crown Court on 20 April 2023 to 7 Years 3 Months - Life for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Sheffield Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 20 April 2023
- Sentence
- 7 Years 3 Months - Life
- Judge
- Judge Jeremy Richardson KC (The Recorder of Sheffield)
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
She pleaded guilty (during trial) to murder in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on 19 October 2021. The judge said: "The circumstances of this case are both tragic and extremely unusual... I accept that you and your husband loved each other, but you both abused the medication of each other. Second, the particularly unusual feature of this case is that regardless of what you did to the victim, he would have died in any event within a few minutes of you inflicting the physical injuries upon him. It appears he had taken an overdose of an epilepsy drug."