Chelmsford: Man given indefinite hospital order for killing mother

A man who admitted killing his mother on the grounds of diminished responsibility has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.

Sebastian Compton appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Thursday 21 November where he was given an indefinite hospital order after he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his mother, Michele Romano, on the grounds of diminished responsibility at the same court on Monday 14 October.

Earlier this year, our Force Control Room received a 999 call from a member of the public concerned by the appearance of a man in Chelmsford.

Ambulance service colleagues and officers were deployed to Chelmerton Avenue shortly after 2.30pm on Friday 9 February.

When officers arrived, Sebastian Compton was sitting in the rear of an ambulance. He stated he had just killed his mother and stabbed her multiple times.

Police and ambulance drove to his home address in Readers Court where they found Michele, who, despite the best efforts of paramedics, sadly, died at the scene.

Michele was from Bicknacre, Chelmsford.

Initially Sebastian Compton, 47, denied Michele’s murder at a court appearance at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Monday 12 February, but pleaded guilty to her manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility ahead of a scheduled trial to start on 14 October.

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