Sentence
Catherine Elizabeth Hudson
Catherine Elizabeth Hudson (aged 54) was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on 14 December 2023 to 7 Years 2 Months for Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice and 4 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Preston Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 14 December 2023
- Sentence
- 7 Years 2 Months
- Judge
- Judge Robert Altham (Honorary Recorder of Preston)
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
3 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice | Custodial immediate |
| Theft from an employer / theft by employee | Custodial immediate |
| Ill-treatment or wilful neglect of a person lacking capacity or patients in his or her custody or care | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
She was found guilty of ill treatment of patients in her custody or care and conspiracy to ill treat patients in her custody or care at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital in Lancashire between February 2017 and November 2018. She was found not guilty of three further counts of ill treatment of patients in her custody or care. She pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice, theft and conspiracy to steal (antibiotics and Class C controlled drugs - sedative zopiclone).
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Good Character / No (relevant) previous convictions; Letter to Judge / Court; Character References / Witness; Abuse of trust / Position of power; Vulnerable victim; Persistent / Lengthy / prolonged incident / prolonged period of time; Breach of trust; Mental / Physical suffering / Harm caused