Ep #359 Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche - Murder or Manslaughter? with Linda Westcarr

In April 2024 25-year-old Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche was a social media marketer and mother from East London who was found murdered in her car. She had been strangled and stabbed. Days before her death, Kennedi told a friend she was “on a break” from her relationship with Gogoa Lois Tape. But Tape lured her to meet him under false pretences and strangled her in the driver’s seat of her own car—for eight minutes.   Tape was charged with murder, but prosecutors ultimately accepted a guilty plea to the lesser offence of manslaughter by diminished responsibility. He was sentenced to a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act with a restriction order under Section 41. This means he will not serve a day in prison.   In this episode, Laura applies her expertise in behavioural analysis to determine whether there were coercive and controlling behaviours prior to Kennedi’s death and examines Tepe’s post offence behaviour where he confesses to murder.  Did he have clarity of mind and a consciousness of guilt? Did the court get it right? Just five months after sentencing, there was a move to apply for escorted leave for Tape. Linda is aggrieved and shares and why this is not justice.  In this episode Laura and Linda discuss:  Victimology: Kennedi's life and the person she was beyond the headlines;  The antecedents to Kennedi’s death;   Behavioural patterns and warning signs that should never be ignored;   The impact of coercive control and escalating abuse;  The family's experience of the investigation and court process;   The intersection of violent offending, mental illness and public safety;  Why victims and families deserve to be heard;  What needs to change to better protect women and prevent future homicides.   #KennediWestcarrSabaroche #CrimeAnalyst #LauraRichards #DomesticAbuse #CoerciveControl #MaleViolence #Femicide #Expert #Analysis #Victimology #HomicidePrevention #TrueCrime #Podcast   Clip   https://www.tiktok.com/@yeamasaphar3/video/7607190671186726166?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc   Support Crime Analyst   If you value these conversations, please follow, rate, and review Crime Analyst wherever you listen to podcasts. Sharing episodes helps us educate more people about coercive control, stalking, domestic abuse and homicide prevention.   For exclusive episodes, live events and behind-the-scenes content, join the Crime Analyst Squad on Patreon.   Laura’s Resources and Training information:  www.dashriskchecklist.com www.thelaurarichards.com   Crime Analyst YouTube, Socials and Website   YouTube @crimeanalyst   Facebook Crime Analyst Podcast   Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999   Threads @crimeanalyst   X @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards999   TikTok @crimeanalystpod   Website www.crime-analyst.com   Leave a 5* Review https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices