Carer who 'couldn't go on' not guilty of mother's murder
Carer who 'couldn't go on' not guilty of mother's murderJust now Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleLaura Jones ,Bristol Crown CourtandKirsten Robertson ,WiltshireWiltshire PoliceStefania Glowka called police on...
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Key developments are emerging from the global stage. Carer who 'couldn't go on' not guilty of mother's murderJust now Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleLaura Jones ,Bristol Crown CourtandKirsten Robertson ,WiltshireWiltshire PoliceStefania Glowka called police on Christmas Day to say she had killed her motherA woman has been found not guilty of murdering her elderly mother after deciding she "couldn't go on" looking after her. Stefania Glowka, 64, had denied murdering Tamara Glowka, 86, at their home in Devizes in Wiltshire on Christmas Day in 2025, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter based on diminished responsibility. The defence argued Stefania's depression had substantially impaired her ability to make rational judgements on the night she strangled her mother with a belt before trying to take her own life.
Following a trial at Bristol Crown Court, which included evidence from psychiatrists, a jury found the 64-year-old to be not guilty. Stefania is due to be sentenced at 14:00 BST. Police were called to reports of a serious assault at 08:10 GMT on 25 December at a flat in Keepers Road, Devizes, Wiltshire.
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The pair had shared a meal together on Christmas Eve before they went to bed. When Tamara got up to use the toilet, Stefania strangled her with a belt and then attempted to end her own life. After waking up hours later, she called 999 because she had "committed a crime and needed to be held responsible".
Bristol Crown Court also heard Glowka, who grew up in Poland before moving to the UK in the early 1990s, had a recurrent depressive disorder. From 2004, she was the primary carer for her mother, who never learned English and towards the end of her life suffered from hallucinations and psychosis. "I'm the only child of a single mother," Stefania previously told a police interview which was played in court.
"All my life it was just the two of us. "We don't have any family. We are like two old dinosaurs at the end of the line.
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The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.
