Louise Cameron is convicted of murdering her eight-year-old son, Rhys, after poisoning his blackcurrant juice with the drugs methadone and morphine. Reports say the boy, who is described as autistic, was found dead at their home in Billingham or nearby Stockton-on-Tees, in County Durham/Teesside, in September last year. Family members reportedly discovered Cameron unconscious in a bedroom with Rhys beside her.
Coverage also reports that Cameron told hospital staff that she had “just murdered him.” Another account describes the case as a failed murder-suicide attempt, with Cameron allegedly explaining that she “wanted to die together.” Sources further state that court proceedings included reference to a note left by Cameron, in which she indicated she was “not dying without him.”
Following conviction, Cameron is handed an indefinite hospital order, according to reports from multiple outlets. The cases agree on the core facts: the method involved spiking blackcurrant juice with methadone and morphine, the victim was Rhys (age eight, autistic), and the outcome is a hospital order after a murder conviction.
