Kisan John da Lois McCullough

**John da Lois McCullough** ma'aurata ne na Burtaniya da suka yi ritaya daga Great Baddow, Essex, waɗanda 'yarsu mafi ƙanƙanta, Virginia McCullough, ta kashe su a gidan dangin a watan Yunin 2019. McCullough ta kashe iyayenta bayan sun yi basussuka masu yawa a cikin sunayensu, da kuma ƙirƙirar labarun don bayyana yadda aka rasa kuɗin. Ta yi ƙoƙari ta sa musu guba duka biyu tare da magungunan magani, wanda ya haifar da mutuwar John, amma bai bai bai baiwa Lois isasshen kuɗi don kashe ta ba, don haka ta buge ta kuma ta soke ta har ta mutu. McCullough daga nan ta gina kabarin wucin gadi ga mahaifinta wanda aka yi da iska da jaka na barci, yayin da ta adana jikin mahaifiyarta a cikin tufafi, inda aka rufe shi a cikin jaka na barci. McCullough ta zauna a gidan iyayenta kusa da gawarwakin shekaru hudu masu zuwa har sai 'Yan sanda na Essex suka kama ta a watan Satumbar 2023. Bayan da ta nemi laifin kisan kai sau biyu a lokacin da aka saurare ta a Kotun Chelmsford Crown a ranar 4 ga Yulin 2024, an yanke wa McCullough hukuncin ɗaurin rai da rai tare da mafi ƙarancin shekaru 36 a lokacin sauraron ranar 11 ga Oktoba. 

## Tarihi
John McCullough, malamin karatun kasuwanci da ya yi ritaya wanda ya yi aiki a Jami'ar Anglia Ruskin, yana da shekaru 70 a lokacin mutuwarsa, yayin da matarsa, Lois, ke da shekaru 71. Dukansu suna cikin rashin lafiya a lokacin mutuwarsu kuma sun dogara da 'yarsu a matsayin mai kula. John McCullough yana da hauhawar jini, nau'in ciwon sukari na II, hypercholesterolaemia da glaucoma, yayin da Lois McCullough ke da agoraphobia da halaye na rikice-rikice. Ma'auratan suna da 'ya'ya mata biyar, daga cikinsu Virginia ce ƙarama.

A cikin 2019, Virginia McCullough (an haife ta a ranar 20 ga Oktoba 1987)  tana zaune ba tare da hayar ba a dukiyar iyayenta a kan Pump Hill, Great Baddow, kuma ta gaya musu cewa tana karatu don zama mai zane, tana mai cewa aikin zai zama mai lada ga iyali. A zahiri, McCullough ta yi bashin katin kiredit mai yawa a cikin sunan iyayenta, kuma ta gaya musu cewa sun rasa kudi saboda zamba. A lokacin kisan, McCullough ta gina kusan £ 60,000 na bashin, kuma ta ƙirƙiri wasiƙu don rufe waƙoƙinta. 'Yan uwan McCullough sun bayyana ta a matsayin "marar kyau a cikin jama'a" da kuma "maƙaryaci mai saurin kai".

## Kisan kai
McCullough daga nan ta tafi aikin GP na gida don neman magani don yankewa a hannunta, wanda ta ci gaba yayin da ta kashe mahaifiyarta. Daga baya ta shiga Chelmsford don sayen safofin hannu na filastik da jaka na barci ta amfani da katin kiredit na mahaifinta, sannan ta koma gida, inda ta fara ɓoye ragowarsu. Ta kirkiro wani "mausoleum" wanda ya kunshi Breezeblocks da jakunkuna masu barci a cikin ɗakin karatun mahaifinta na ƙasa, inda aka adana jikinta, sannan ta ɓoye jikin mahaifiyarta a cikin tufafi na sama, ta lulluɓe shi cikin jakar barci.

A ranar 19 ga Yuni, McCullough ta zama mahaifiyarta don samun sabon katin kiredit da PIN, sannan ta yi amfani da katin don siyan tufafi da kayan ado. Ta ci gaba da gina jerin labaran da aka tsara don bayyana rashin iyayenta ga dangi da likitoci, gami da cewa suna cikin hutu mai tsawo, ba su da lafiya, ko kuma sun yi ritaya kuma sun ƙaura daga yankin. Ta kuma yaudari dangi ta hanyar aika katunan ranar haihuwar, kyauta da saƙonnin rubutu waɗanda suka ci gaba da nuna cewa har yanzu suna da rai. Ta ci gaba da zama a cikin gidan tare da gawar iyayenta, yayin da take da'awar Fensho na Jiha, da caca £ 21,193 na kuɗin su ta hanyar shafukan caca na kan layi, da kuma sayar da kadarori daga dukiyar. Daga baya za a bayyana cewa ta amfana da adadin £ 149,697.   Da kyau ga McCullough, ƙuntatawa da aka kawo a matsayin martani ga annobar COVID-19, wanda ya fara a shekarar 2020 sun taimaka wa yaudarar.

## Kamawa da shari'a
A watan Satumbar 2023, bayan 'yarsu ta soke wasu alkawurran likitoci a madadin su, John da Lois McCullough's GP sun tuntubi ƙungiyar tsaro a Majalisar Gundumar Essex don nuna damuwa game da jin daɗin ma'auratan. An kuma tayar da damuwar GP saboda John McCullough ya kasa tattara takardar magani na yau da kullun. Majalisar daga baya ta tuntubi 'yan sanda na Essex don bayar da rahoton damuwar likita, ta yi hakan a ranar 13 ga Satumba. Da farko suna bi da lamarin a matsayin binciken mutanen da suka ɓace, jami'an sun yi magana da McCullough, wanda ya gaya musu iyayenta suna tafiya kuma za su dawo a watan Oktoba. Koyaya, jami'ai sun zama masu tuhuma game da rashin su.

A ranar 15 ga watan Satumba, 'yan sanda na Essex sun aiwatar da takardar izinin bincike a dukiyar McCullough, sun shiga cikin gidan kuma sun kama McCullough. McCullough daga nan ta furta cewa ta kashe iyayenta, tana gaya wa jami'an, "Na san cewa wannan rana za ta zo a ƙarshe. Na cancanci samun abin da ke zuwa, jumla mai hikima, saboda wannan abu ne mai kyau da za a yi sannan hakan zai iya ba ni ɗan zaman lafiya. "  Har ma ta yi ba'a wani lokaci don "murna ciki," ta kara da cewa "akalla ka kama mugun mutumin".  A lokacin tambayoyin, McCullough ta gaya wa masu bincike yadda ta doke mahaifiyarta har ta mutu, tana gaya wa jami'an cewa aikin "kamar wani ne da ke wasa da xylophone ko wani abu". Ta kuma gaya wa masu bincike wurin wuka da ta yi amfani da shi a matsayin "makamin kisan kai", da kuma guduma da ta ce "har yanzu tana da jini a ciki".

An tuhumi McCullough da laifuka biyu na kisan kai, kuma ta bayyana a gaban majistare a ranar 18 ga Satumba, inda aka tsare ta a tsare. A ranar 19 ga watan Satumba ta bayyana a Kotun Basildon Crown ta hanyar bidiyo daga Kurkukun Peterborough, inda alƙali Samantha Leigh ta shirya sauraron karar a ranar 1 ga watan Disamba. An bude Bincike game da mutuwar ta Essex Coroner Michelle Brown a ranar 10 ga Oktoba, kuma an dakatar da shi har sai sakamakon binciken 'yan sanda. Koyaya, an gaya wa sauraron cewa Lois McCullough ta mutu daga "raunin da aka yi wa kirji", yayin da dalilin mutuwar John McCullough, wanda 'yan sanda suka gano jikinsa a ranar 16 ga Satumba, an ba shi a matsayin "yana jiran ƙarin bincike".

A ranar 1 ga watan Disamba, McCullough ta bayyana a Kotun Crown ta Chelmsford, ta sake ta hanyar bidiyo daga kurkuku, amma ba ta shiga roƙo ba, tare da kare ta tana jayayya cewa ana buƙatar ƙarin lokaci don shirya rahotanni daga ƙwararrun shaidu. Alkalin Christopher Morgan ya sanya 5 Fabrairu 2024 a matsayin ranar sauraron na gaba, tare da ranar 1 ga Fabrairu don karewa don shirya rahotonta. Ta sake bayyana a kotu ta hanyar bidiyo a ranar 9 ga Fabrairu, kuma an ci gaba da tsare ta a tsare har sai an saurare ta a ranar 1 ga Maris. A wani sauraron da aka gudanar a ranar 1 ga Maris 2024, Morgan ya sanya ranar shari'a don 7 ga Oktoba. A wani sauraro a ranar 4 ga Yuli, McCullough ya yi ikirarin aikata laifin kisan kai, kuma an shirya sauraron hukunci a ranar 10 ga Oktoba.

## Hukunce-hukunce
An gudanar da sauraron hukuncin ne a ranar 11 ga Oktoba. Mista Mai Shari'a Johnson ne ya jagoranci sauraron, tare da Lisa Wilding KC tana aiki don mai gabatar da kara,  da Christine Agnew KC tana taka rawa don karewa. 

Wilding ya gaya wa kotun cewa McCullough "ya shiga cikin zamba da yaudara tun kafin kisan kai" kuma McCullough da iyayenta duk suna cikin bashi. Bayan kisan kai "yawunta ya sauya zuwa yaudarar duniya ta waje". An gaya wa sauraron cewa McCullough "ya ci gaba da karɓar fansho na malamin John kuma ya kashe shi" kuma cewa "rubuce-rubuce daga kira har ma sun nuna ta a matsayin mahaifinta. Ta yi amfani da katunan bashi kuma ta buɗe ƙarin asusun a cikin sunayensu. "  Kotun ta kuma ji cewa kwana biyu bayan kisan, McCullough ta ba da umarni tare da B & Q don tubalan gini 40, siminti, da yashi mai kaifi. An ba da umarni ga wasu abubuwa da yawa, ciki har da sellotape da tsani, daga baya.