Update: Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter
A WOMAN who has killed a man had been arrested on the M6 three days earlier.
Swedish national Sabina Eriksson had ended up in Stoke-on-Trent after appearing before North Staffordshire Magistrates.
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She admitted punching a police officer and trespassing on the M6 and was released by the court because she had spent three days in custody.
The 41-year-old then met Glenn Holinshead later that night and stabbed him to death 24 hours later.
Now his brothers are demanding answers about why Eriksson was not kept in custody by magistrates after running across the M6 two days earlier.
Today, Eriksson, from County Cork, Ireland, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Hollinshead on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Nottingham Crown Court.
Mr Hollinshead, aged 54, of Duke Street, Fenton died on May 20, 2008 from a stab wound to the chest.
The case has been adjourned for sentencing.
Read the full story in tomorrow's Sentinel and to see Eriksson run in front of cars on the M6 go to www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/sabina tomorrow.
8 Comments
by JANNINE, NEWCASTLE
Thursday, September 03 2009, 12:10AM
“HE WAS MY FARTHER IN LAW, AND A GOOD ONE, HE GLEN WAS A LOVING AND CARING MAN. GLEN NEVER HARMED ANYONE, ALL HE LOVED DOING WAS HAVING A QUIET DRINK ANDWALKING HIS DOG (TROY) I CANT DESCRIBE THE WORDS HOW I FEEL FOR THAT THING, FENTON COURTS SHOULD NOT OF LET SOMEONE LIKE THAT OUT, I HATE HER, SHE AS TAKING A GREAT FARTHER TO MY HUSBAND AWAY AND A GREAT FARTHER IN LAW TO MYSELF..SHE NEEDS LOCKING UP AND THROWING AWAY THE KEY, GLEN YOU ARE MISSING YOU MORE EVERYDAYM R.I.P. LOVE YA XX”
by Labyrinth, stoke
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 11:25PM
“After seeing how she was dealt with the first time round by our courts then its pretty obvious why she is to appear at another area...... I wouldn't trust our courts with charging my mobile phone.”
by mick, bentlee
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 11:08PM
“sorry british law let you down and not the police!”
by mick, berry hill
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 11:05PM
“well i feel sad for the family let down not by the police but yet again out british law”
by Phill, Newcastle
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 9:36PM
“If you see the footage of the M6 incident it is one of the most astounding pieces of television you will see. How they were allowed out a few days after this to walk the streets is equally astounding.”
by sandra, fenton
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 8:41PM
“glyn hollinshead was a respected man who used to always say hello as he walked his dog daily they were inseperable he also cared for his mother that piece of scum should never be able to walk the streets again bring back hanging and i would even pay to see that rip glyn u will soon be in peace x”
by Warren, Meir
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 5:37PM
“Just send her back Ierland or Sweden or some other place, after locking her up untill shes about 150 years old. How come its going on in Nottingham, do all crazzy women who kill in Stoke get tryed there, its the second this year. First one got let of stabbing her own father.”
by Alistair, Tiptree
Wednesday, September 02 2009, 4:00PM
“This was the bizarre ending to a story that first started on the M6 and was show on BBC 1 I can't understand how the BBC were allowed to show this when Ms Eriksson was on remand for murder, had she not avoided trial by admitting manslaughter the TV footage could have severely weakened her chances of a fair trial. We will probably never know what the two women were doing on the motorway in the first place or why Ms Eriksson jumped off a bridge onto a road breaking both ankles after the death of Mr Hollinshead.”