nicola edgington had killed before.nvicted of the manslaughter of her own mother, but had been released. her victim in 2011 was sally hodkin, a 58—year—old mother and grandmother. today her son told me her death was entirely preventible. it was one mistake after another. it was one mistake after another and should she have been out, well, she killed my mum so i'll let everyone decide whether or not they think it was appropriate for her to be out. nicola edgington was released from this secure unit run by 0xleas mental health trust in 2009, just three years after being given an indefinite sentence for killing her mother. today's report commissioned by nhs england found the trust staff were too willing to believe edgington who was fixated on being discharged. they didn't take seriously warnings from her sister and brother that she was still potentially dangerous and on the day of the murder, they failed to stop her leaving their hospital despite edgington being clearly unwell. they're responsible for her being on the stre