Harrowing video shows killer son chasing mum into street before stabbing her to death

Gregor Bauld, 22, has admitted manslaughter but denies murder

A shocking video of a man stabbing his mother to death has been shown to jurors. The CCTV footage picked up the screams of Gregor Bauld's mum, Christine, as she was attacked outside their home.

The 22-year-old has admitted manslaughter but denies murder. In the footage, 55-year-old Christine - known as Tina - can be heard screaming as Bauld's father, Tom, shouts at her to 'run'.

He can also be heard telling neighbours to call police as Bauld makes two lunges at his mother in the driveway of their home in The Coppice, Burbage, near Hinckley in Leicestershire. He then continues to stab her out in the street until she falls over backwards during the incident on the morning of Sunday, March 3.

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Several CCTV cameras captured the incident with both picture and sound. Tom can be heard over the sound of the screams of his shouting: "Run! Run! Run! Run, Tina. Police. Police. Police. Help!"

The jury in the trial at Leicester Crown Court has heard Mrs Bauld was stabbed twice in the back, twice in the front and once in the arm. One of the knife wounds to her back punctured two veins leading to her heart and she was pronounced dead at the scene despite surgery being conducted at the roadside.

After the attack, Gregor Bauld walked calmly back towards the house, while his father stood still, a few feet from his injured wife, repeatedly shouting "help" and for people to call the police. He later gathered his wife in his arms as she lay on the ground, while other members of the public looked on in disbelief, LeicestershireLive reports.

The ambulance service were at the scne within four minutes of being called at about 11.20am. Mrs Bauld was given emergency surgery as she lay bleeding in the street and was declared dead a short time later.

The jury had previously heard that Bauld had several drugs, including ketamine and LSD, in his system after his arrest. His parents had been aware of him using drugs from the age of about 13.

Three days before the incident, Tom Bauld had heard "howling" coming from his son's bedroom and gone to investigate. He found his son snorting a white power into his nose using part of a biro.

Prosecutor Gordon Aspden KC, told the jury that the defendant had a "comfortable and happy childhood with two loving parents" before starting to smoke cannabis at around the age of 13, which led to "psychotic behaviour".

He said that later in his life Bauld had a "developing antipathy and dislike of his mother". Bauld told Leicestershire Police officers after he was arrested "that's justice" and described his mother as a "paedophile". Mr Aspden said that this was not true.

In the hours before the fatal stabbing, Tom Bauld had confiscated some tablets he had found in his son's trouser pockets. Bauld became emotional and told his father he needed drugs to control his "anxiety and nerves".

Bauld, of no fixed address, denies murder but has pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter, meaning there was no intent to either kill her or cause her serious harm.

The jurors were told by Mr Aspden that Bauld should be found guilty of murder unless the jury find Bauld was suffering from "diminished responsibility". He said the defence would have to prove that the defendant was suffering from an "abnormality of mental functioning" -caused by a recognised medical condition which meant he wasn't guilty of murder.

Mr Aspden said the prosecution agreed there was such a abnormality - namely schizophrenia - but that the defendant's "voluntary use of a cocktail of illegal drugs" along with his anger explained the killing.

Witness Carl Pallett, a builder who had been working on the roof of a nearby house in The Coppice and whose wife happened to be a friend of Christine Bauld, told the court: "I was on the roof and I heard a yelp sound - I thought it was an animal.

"I then heard a distressed shout - very distressed. I got down and walked round to the drive and could see someone lying on the floor. As I got closer the guy was shouting out, 'My son's killed my wife, my son's killed my wife. There was a lot of blood around the body but I believe she was still alive."

Mr Pallett went on to describe the large wound to Mrs Bauld's back. He also noticed Gregor Bauld standing near the gate to the family's property.

"[He] was stood at the gate, stood there quite calmly," Mr Pallett said. "I didn't notice any aggression, any nervousness." He said that Tom Bauld shouted to his son: "You killed my wife. Get back in the effing house."

He said an ambulance arrived, then another, as well as a medic's car, a fire engine and numerous police vehicles. Mr Pallett was ordered by the police to get back in his car and was sitting in it when Gregor Bauld was escorted past his car to a police van in handcuffs.

Mr Pallett described Bauld as having a face like "stone" and said "I felt there wasn't much emotion showing."

The trial continues.

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