Man admits killing pregnant girlfriend

A PARANOID schizophrenic has finally admitted the manslaughter of his pregnant girlfriend - more than a decade after he killed her in Foxhill, Bath. Richard Gray, now 50, was deemed unfit for trial after he strangled Virginia Sivil, 26, shortly before she gave birth to their third child in February 1998. Miss Sivil was in the first stages of labour when she died outside her home. Her unborn child was also killed. After spending 10 years in high security Broadmoor Hospital, doctors decided Gray, originally from Corsham, Wiltshire, is now able to enter a plea to any charges put before him. At Bristol Crown Court, Gray, who has a long grey beard, apologised to the family of Miss Sivil after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. His barrister Angharad Mousley said "had he known the extent of his illness", he would have sought help... [read full story]                    

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