Search results
On 19 March 1945, Reginald Gough was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison. Esther Gough was found guilty of neglect and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The jury deliberated for only twenty minutes.
Mar 26, 2013 · Farmer Reginald Gough’s eventual criminal trial inspired Agatha Christie to write the murder-mystery that became the West End smash-hit The Mousetrap.
In the trial of Reginald Gough, found guilty of manslaughter, and his wife Esther sentenced to prison for neglect, much more was at stake than the condemnation of a singularly cruel foster-father...
- Key Points
- Content
- Discussion
- References
Dennis and Terence had had two out of area foster home placements, both of which had had to end for reasons unconnected with them or the suitability of the placements.When Mrs Pickering was approved to accept them at the last minute, she had accepted a girl from another authority and was unable to take them, so the escorting officer arranged a further out of are...The references provided by Mr and Mrs Gough were not followed up for four months.Mr and Mrs Gough also fostered two children placed with them by their own local authority, in contravention of the 1933 Boarding Out Rules.Sir Walter begins by summarising the situation he had been asked to report on. Dennis O’Neill had been born on 2 March 1932 and Terence on 13 December 1934 to Mabel Blonwyn O’Neill and Thomas John O’Neill, a labourer, of Newport. On 30 May 1940 Dennis and Terence O’Neill had been committed to the care of Newport County Borough Council under Fit Per...
This is a well written and informative report, particularly given the time he had to complete it and the sensitivity of the issues for those involved. He combines precision where it clarifies the story with sensitivity to individual situations where it is not relevant to include certain details, such as the reason why Mrs Connop had to give up cari...
Berridge, D and Cleaver, H (1987) Foster home breakdown The practice of social work 16 Oxford: Blackwell See also Children WebmagApril 2010. Care of Children Committee (1946) Report of the Care of Children Committee Cmd 6922 London: His Majesty’s Stationery Office Chairman: Myra Curtis Committee on Homeless Children, etc. (1946) Report of the Commi...
On 3 February 1945, Reginald Gough was charged with manslaughter and Esther Gough with wilful ill-treatment, neglect and exposure likely to cause suffering and injury.
Oct 14, 2010 · Reginald Gough was convicted of manslaughter and sent to prison for six years, while Esther Gough was found guilty of neglect and imprisoned for six months. The trial shocked the nation, and...
People also ask
Who was Reginald Gough & Esther Gough?
Who was Reginald Gough?
When did the Goughs go on trial?
What happened to Dennis & Esther Gough?
Did Reginald Gough tie Dennis to a pig bench?
What did vile Gough do?
Reginald Gough was jailed for manslaughter, later upgraded to murder by the appeal court, having inflicted savage beatings on Dennis O’Neill and virtually starved him to death at his Shropshire farm.
