10 June 2022 Priya Vaidya 3147 Case Updates Tredget v R [2022] EWCA Crim 108 by Priya Vaidya The case: On 20 January 1981 the appellant (now aged 61) pleaded guilty to 11 counts of arson and 26 counts of manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. On the same day, he was sentenced to detention without limitation of time at Park Lane Hospital, under sections 60 and 65 of the Mental Health Act 1959. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login Share Print Tags PsychologyPsychiatry10. Records Assessments and Site Visits06. Rules and Regulations Related articles Dermot Speight & Ors (as trustees of the Thornaby Angling Association) v Robert James Pickersgill [2026] EWCC 48 Be cautious when accepting instructions from a Litigant in Person Podcast Episode 29: Acting for Litigants in Person Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz Group and Others [2026] EWHC 1753 (KB) Downes v Ostrowicka 118DC085 Switch article Skillett v Skillett [2022] EWHC 233 (Ch) Previous Article Traylor v Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust [2022] EWHC 260 (QB) Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.