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[Music] on the 17th of May 2008 made away patrol officers cope in Finlayson responded to
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a call that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle on the m6 motorway near the city of stoke-on-trent in England
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expecting the worst the two officers were surprised when they arrived on scene to see two pedestrians stinging
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calmly and uninjured on the shoulder of the motorway it didn't look like much was going on at all but within a few
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minutes the seemingly calm situation took a frightening twist [Music] hardly anything is known about the lives
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of twin sisters Sabina and Ursula Eriksson now I born in Sweden on the 3rd of November 1967 they have an older
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sister Mona and an older brother Bjorn whilst at school the twins were destroyed by some is a little bit odd
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they kept mostly to themselves and at times I had a tendency to be violent we know that in the year 2000 Ursula was
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living in the United States and Sabina was living in Ireland with her partner and two children nothing is really known
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about their lives though from the year 2000 to the U 2008 it's believed the Sabina may have spent some time in the
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United States with Ursula and that her son even moved to the United States to live with her so for a period of time
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for what reason we don't know there is no evidence that either Sabina or Ursula had been treated for mental health
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issues in 2008 Ursula visited Sabina in Ireland it's not known if this was just a catch-up visit or if there was a
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specific reason for the visit but what we do know is that during the visit the twins were absolutely inseparable they
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formed an extremely tight bond and suddenly in the early hours of the 16th of May 2008 without telling anyone of
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their intentions Sabina and ursula left Ireland the twins when Exene the next day the
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17th of May in Liverpool England it's believed they traveled to England from Island via ferry the twins entered st.
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Anne's Street police station in Liverpool and Sabina reported concerns about the safety of her children
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why Sabina an Ursula travelled to England to report this when the children and her partner were back in Ireland is
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anyone's guess Liverpool police contacted the police back in Ireland who did a check on
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Sabinas partner and the children everything was ok Sabinas partner told the irish police that Sabina had taken
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off after they had a fight Irish police said Sabina Anosike would get in touch with them if they had any fears or
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concerns upon their return to honor after leaving sunny and Street police station the twins boarded a national
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Express coach that was headed for London they boarded the coach about 11:30 a.m.
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the twins each other back and I refused to put them in the baggage area of the coach they insisted on holding onto the
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bags just after 1:00 p.m. the coach stopped at kill services which is a service station on the m6 motorway
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details of why the coach stopped der bit sketchy there are reports that the coach
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stopped for a scheduled driver change there's also a report saying that the only reason the coach stopped was
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because the twins were behaving erratically and causing trouble either way the twins got off the coach despite
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the fact that wasn't a scheduled rest stop the driver was suspicious of them and ended up refusing to allow them back
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on the coach because the twins wouldn't allow him to search their bags the driver told the employee in the service
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station Melissa Dutton that he wasn't letting the twins back on and basically told her it was her problem now she
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could look after it so Melissa kept an eye on the twins as well she got suspicious of their behavior the twins
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were holding their bags tightly to their chests like their lives were dependent on not letting go that combined with the
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way they are talking and moving around it looks like they were plotting something their behavior actually led
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Melissa to think that maybe they were even carrying bombs in the bags so Melissa called the police
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police did attend shortly after and spoke to the twins but after checking the mirror the officers didn't think
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anything was wrong they told me Lisa the twins were going to make their way to London and there are no issues the
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police left the twins with a phone number for the coach company so they could arrange to get on the next coach
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but instead of getting on another coach the twins started walking along the m6 motorway the m6 motorway is covered by
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video cameras which are monitored at the highway agency's Control Centre in Birmingham about 3:20 p.m. the twins
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were spotted on the cameras walking along the central reservation of the motorway there was a barrier on each
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side of them but it was still dangerous not a place for pedestrians a highway agency patrol unit was dispatched to get
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the twins off the motorway Highway Agency officers aren't police their role is to basically ensure there are no
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issues on the motorways to insure traffic is flowing freely and there are no incidents that could put anyone at
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risk if there is an accident that will sort out the traffic management plan put in roadblocks diversions things like
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that they don't pull people over or issue speeding fines so highway agency car was
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sent to get the twins out of the central reservation and off to safety but when the twins saw the highway agency car
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they jumped out of the central reservation and onto the motorway in front of oncoming traffic cars had to
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brake hard and swerve to avoid running the twins over Sabina actually got clipped by a car and got knocked over
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the incident was captured on video police and paramedics were immediately called to attempt the fear being Sabina
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could have serious injuries but she didn't she was perfectly fine her and Ursula made their way off the motorway
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and onto the shoulder police officers cope and Finlayson responded to the call and it just so happened that they had a
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camera crew with them who were filming for BBC's television show motorway cops when they arrived the twins were still
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standing on the shoulder of the motorway they were speaking with the two Highway
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Agency officers that first attended everybody was calm and there were no issues at all the paramedics hadn't
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arrived yet but while the looks of it they wouldn't be required everything was calm and cool
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with no sign of anybody being injured officers cope and Finlayson started talking with one of the highway agency
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officers to find out what was going on the twins were a short distance away standing next to the other highway
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agency officer everybody was still standing on the motorway shoulder whilst the highway agency officer was still
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briefing the police this happened we've got two possible Basil's the twins were standing there
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calmly nothing seemed out of the ordinary at all then suddenly for no apparent reason
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Ursula walked out onto the motorway the highway agency officer nearby did his best but he only managed to grab part of
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a jacket which she easily slipped out of Ursula ran straight under the road and directly into the side of a 40-ton truck
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the truck ran straight over the top of Sabina then made her move running out onto the motorway as well she threw
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herself into the path of an oncoming car she went straight over the front of the
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car smashing into the windscreen denting the bonnet and the roof before being flung up into the air and then slamming
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hard under the road it's incredible footage a link will be available in the show notes so you can
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see your initial response is that there is no chance they would have survived that
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but by some miracle they both did both of them laid motionless on the road knocked unconscious by the impacts but
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they were alive the motorway was immediately shut down and police went to work trying to render aid while still
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waiting for the paramedics to arrive Oscar Taylor 33 on arrival both females have ran out into the carriageway
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first female has been hit by HDV in Lane six serious injury second female has been hit by others being ladylike soon
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serious casualties women around officer Finlayson rushed at her saw who had been
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run over by the truck she had massive leg injuries suffering compound fractures where police love where to
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help it's okay it's all right yeah I'm like what the hell were they running for okay so capture was it right
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leg Ursula then started screaming out saying she wanted the police even though it was
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a police officer kneeling next to it she got quite aggressive and even started spitting and chlorine at officer Mason
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mines very aggressive suspected athlete she is very badly injured what's going no come on you put your heads harm down
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we are the police we are the police calm down yeah and the doctors enroute wait it's okay Conger she appears very
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disoriented paramedics arrive shortly after they made their way first to Ursula and help calm their dinner
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bringing her under control meanwhile officer coat was with Sabina Sabina was laying calmly until suddenly
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stay stay stay they've got cholera scintillator stick on it right don't get going anywhere
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okay just chill chill okay the SoCo Miller trying to make sure you're okay [Music]
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Sabina stood up officer Koch was trying to get her to lay back down trying to calm India Sabina started to pull away
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from officer cope and then she turned around and punched her in the face knocking over the ground Sabina then
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jumped over the central reservation and ran onto the other side of the motorway traffic was still moving she was lucky
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she didn't get hit again officer Finlay Singh gave chase luckily the drivers could see what was going on
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and the traffic came to a stop officer Finlayson tried to get hold of Sabina but Sabina took off her jacket and
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started jumping up and down box you're shaping up for a fire calm down calm down calm down calm down calm down calm
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down the whole calm down officer coat along with members of the public and other police who had arrived
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had to assist officer Finlayson to bring Sabine her under control it took about six people in total but even with that
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many people on her she was still resisting and putting up a good fight her strength was described as inhuman
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[Music] double yanked up from behind we are the police like a sister also started calling out
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for the police surrounded by even when she was finally restrained paramedics still went over to treat her as she was
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still aggressive and still trying to fight they ended up having mr. data nobody had any idea what was going on it
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was such bizarre behavior the likes of which the police on scene had never encountered before they believed Ursula
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and Sabina were most likely off their heads on drugs they also wondered if what they had just witnessed was the
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result of some sort of suicide pact the Twins have made a search of their bags beyond multiple mobile phones and a
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passport for one twin but no idea at all for the other [Music] both twins were transported to hospital
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Ursula was in a critical condition but Sabina was only suffering minor injuries and she was released after just five
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hours incredibly a full psychiatric evaluation wasn't conducted she was seen by police doctor a psych doctor and a
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social worker and they all deemed that there was nothing wrong with her and she was fit to be released once she
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was released from hospital police took her into their custody and transported her back to the station
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the screaming violent person throwing yourself in front of traffic and fighting police was gone Sabina was now
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calm no trouble at all it was that much of a change in behavior the police transported her from the hospital
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without handcuffs she sat in the back seat of their car calm and totally unrestrained once they got back to the
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police station Sabina even started laughing and joking around with the police part of what happens when
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processing a prisoner is the police ask a whole heap of questions about the prisoners history in their health it's a
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duty of care so police ask if they suffer from any illnesses if they require medication that sort of thing
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they also ask if the prisoner has ever tried to harm themselves when Sabina was asked this question she said no she
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hadn't whilst she was being processed Sabina said these words which would go on to be
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quite chilly we say always in Sweden that an accident really comes alone usually at least one more follows
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perhaps - Sabina was charged with trespassing on a motorway and with assaulting a police officer
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she had no previous criminal record at no time during the process did Sabina ask how her sister was she didn't
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mention her at all she was very calm and casual about the whole thing it was almost as if nothing had happened there
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were no drugs found on Sabina or in her bag same with Ursula there was no evidence of drug use at all as Ursula
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was in a critical condition at hospital a blood sample was taken from her sure that something would show up medical
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staff and police were surprised to find zero alcohol and zero traces of drugs in
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her system a blood sample wasn't taken from Sabina suffering only minor injury medical staff didn't have to take any
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and only being charged with trespassing and assault the police had no power to order the medical staff to take a blood
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sample but given the negative result of Ursula's test it's assumed Sabinas tests
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also would have come back negative she was kept in custody and appeared at the Fenton Magistrates Court two days later
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the 19th of May 2008 she pled guilty to both charges she was sentenced to one day in custody which she had already
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served so she was released on that evening of Sabinas release the 19th of May 2008 Sabina crossed paths
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with 54 year old Glenn Hollinshead and his friend Peter Malloy they were walking home after having a few beers at
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a local pub Glenn also had his dog with him they were walking along christchurch
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street him fenton when they noticed Sabina standing on the other side of the road Peter says Sabina stuck out like a
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sore thumb she seemed stressed them worried and gave the impression she was lost she was
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carrying her belongings in a plastic bag Sabina shouted across the road at Glen and Peter saying it was a nice dog they
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had Glen and Peter made their way over and struck up a conversation with her Sabina mentioned to them that her sister
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was in hospital and that she was trying to find her the conversation went on a little further before Sabina said she
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needed to find a bed-and-breakfast to stay Oh Glen told her there was really nowhere around the area where she could
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stay but she was welcome to go back to ecr's he said he would give us something to
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eat and then they could try and work out where her sister was and then they could
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organise somewhere for her to stay peter says this was just in Glen's character he was a good Samaritan and liked to
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help people in need he was a very warm and friendly type of person Sabina accepted the offer
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she then seemed to open up a bit more and become warmer and friendlier they got back to Glen's house and sat down
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and had a few drinks together when Glen and Peter asked about Sabinas sister her demeanour would change they would
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either be an awkward silence or she would quickly change the subject Sabeena also started to display some odd
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paranoid behavior that would be sitting down talking and then she would get up and walk over to the window pull the
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shades up stare up and down the street before snapping the shades back and sitting down again she did this a few
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times as if she was paranoid somebody was watching then she got out her cigarettes and asked Lennon Peter if
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they wanted one they both accepted as I'll both about to light up Sabina quickly snatched the cigarettes back off
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them and said they might be poisoned you can't have them despite the fact Sabina
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had been smoking from this particular packet of cigarettes all night Peter was starting to feel very uneasy
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it could tell something wasn't quite right with Sabina Glenn on the other hand didn't seem concerned at all he was
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kicking back relaxed and comfortable he kept telling Peter not to worry saying Sabina was just a bit quirky nothing to
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be concerned about but Peter couldn't get out of there soon enough he left the house and went home leaving Sabina and
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Glenn there by themselves perhaps what was most intriguing is that the spot being run over by a car
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flung up into the air and slamming under the road to heavy impacts knocking her unconscious only two days before
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Sabina wasn't complaining of any pain at all she seemed completely unaffected around lunchtime the next day
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Glenn rang his brother Paul who worked at the local hospital he was trying to find out some more information on Ursula
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Paul said Glenn was his usual cheerful self no alarm bells at all he could hear Sabinas voice in the background
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Glenn explained to his brother what had happened and said they were just up there any information they could get on
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earth while about 7:40 p.m. that evening Glenn walked outside and asked the neighbour frankbooth if he had any spare
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teabags Frank was outside washing his vehicle and tar Glen that when he finished up he
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would go in and grab some Glen thanked him and walked back inside his house but only one minute later he
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was back outside staggering suffering from four stab wounds including one to the heart
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he said the Frank of being stabbed she stabbed me he then collapsed to the ground Frank
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immediately dialed emergency services which is triple naught in the UK as this was happening Glen asked Frank to look
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after his dog he then passed away meanwhile Sabina left Glen's house and ran up the street carrying a hammer she
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was in a completely deranged state hitting herself over the head with the hammer this caught the attention of a
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passing motorist Joshua who saw what she was doing and saw that her hair was matted with blood she also had blood
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over the front of her jacket Joshua got out of his car and tried to wrestle the hammer from Sabina Sabinas struggle with
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him and seemed to be in an absolute rage Sabina got the better of Joshua by hitting him in the back of the head with
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a broken piece of roof tile that she was carrying in her pocket Sabina got away Joshua saw two paramedic vehicles
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driving after their they had obviously responded to the call and driven across the beam
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Sabina continued running trying to get away from the paramedics she ran into a bridge at Heron cross above the 850
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roadway Sabina climbed the railing and jumps straight off onto the road below the fall was about thirty feet which is
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about ten meters she broke both of her ankles and fractured her skull but again she survived she was transported to
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hospital for treatment meanwhile police examined the crime scene at Glen's house
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it looked as though Glenn who was in the process of preparing a meal when he had
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been stabbed Sabinas DNA profile was found on the kitchen knife used to stab Glenn though blood-stained jacket and a
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ring she was wearing contained matching DNA from when Sabina remained in hospital until September upon being
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discharged from hospital she was charged with the murder of Glenn Hollinshead Ursula was also discharged from hospital
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in September but she wasn't charged with any offenses she was allowed to return to Sweden Sabina refused to answer any
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questions at all every question that was asked of her she replied no comment so we have no idea exactly what happened
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in Glenn's house that day or even there not before after Peter had left Sabina pleaded not guilty to murder in Detroit
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was set for February 2009 but it was postponed due to issues getting Sabinas medical records the trial was
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rescheduled for September 2009 but the case never ended up going to trial instead she was able to play guilty to a
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lesser charge prior to the trial Sabina was assessed by two forensic psychiatrists one acting
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for the defense and the other one acting for the prosecution they both reached the same conclusion
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Sabina was mentally ill at the time she killed Glenn Colin said but they had different opinions on what the mental
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illness was the defense diagnosed Sabina with induced delusional disorder a basic
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meaning is madness into people so what they were saying is that one person suffers from a psychotic illness and
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then the second person becomes affected by it and they end up taking on the psychosis as well for example Ursula
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runs out onto the motorway into the path of a truck so Sabina follows both conditions were extremely rare and
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Glen's family wanted to know why Sabina was released from hospital so soon and allowed to go free after the motorway
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incident if she was suffering from what was now determined to be a psychotic episode
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[Music] prior to Sabina is released from hospital after the motorway incident she
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was seen by police surgeon a psychiatrist and a social worker these aren't police officers they are
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medical professionals and they all came to the conclusion that Sabina displayed no obvious signs of any mental or
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psychological illness they all concluded she was fitting well to be released they
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didn't have the benefit of seeing the footage when they came to that conclusion but they would have had
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detailed accounts from the officers who were there of what went on it's pretty amazing that they did come to that
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conclusion a couple of explanations are being thrown up if she was in fact suffering from a puff of madness then
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the psychotic behaviour can come and go quickly so it may have been gone momentarily at
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the time she was assessed another theory is that maybe the sedation she was given
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on the motorway was still having a bit of a calming effect on her at the time she was assessed either way the system
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failed the murder charge was dropped and Sabina was allowed to enter a plea of guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of
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diminished responsibility the judge accepting the Sabina had suffered from a rare and temporary form of insanity at
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the time of the murder during the court process Sabina maintained her silence about what had happened she didn't utter
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a single word about the murder of Glen Hollenshead or the motorway incident no one had any idea what the twins were
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even doing in England in the first place they have never given a reason the judge
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had a difficult time determining exactly what diagnosis of Sabina was the correct
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one as a strong case could be made for both it was made more difficult by the fact that neither of the forensic
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psychiatrists had assessed oh sorry maybe if she had a been assessed they could have gotten some piece of
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information that could have shed a bit more light on things another issue arose with the case when
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both the defense and the prosecution agreed that although Sabina was mentally ill at the time of the murder
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she had now made a full recovery so what that meant was that the judge couldn't send her to a secure mental health
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hospital because she was no longer mentally ill so instead he wanted to give Sabina a sentence with no fixed
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release date to make sure she would only be freed when it was safe to do so but he could only do that if Sabina was
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considered a risk to the public and both the defense and the prosecution psychiatrists agreed that they
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considered Sabina to only be a low-risk with that the judge said his hands were tired given she was determined to be
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low-risk by law the judge had to give her a fixed-term prison sentence with no supervision or monitoring requirements
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after her release he's sentenced to five years Joe Glenn's family considered Sabinas diagnosis to be a pretty
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convenient one a quick and easy way to deal with the case because really Nolan had any idea what was going on it was so
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bizarre here is what the judge Justice Saunders had to say at sentencing I understand that this sentence will seem
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entirely inadequate to the relatives of the deceased however I've sentenced on the basis that
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the reason for the killing was the mental illness and therefore the culpability of the defendant was low and
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therefore the sentence i've passed is designed to protect the public it is not designed to reflect the grief the
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relatives have suffered or to measure the value of mr. Holland's Edd's life no sentence that I could pass could do
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that it is a sentence which I hope fairly measures a truly tragic event Sabeena only served two and a half years
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of her sentence and then she was released and she was allowed to return to sweet just like her life before these
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incidents very little is known about Sabina since her release we see the condition she was thought to be
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suffering from there is a possibility Sabina could relapse into another episode of insanity in the future
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