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Kelly-Ann Mills

Woman who decapitated her own mum in frenzied attack has prison sentence cut

A woman who stabbed her own mum more than a 100 times before decapitating her and carrying her head out into the street has had her 21-year jail term cut.

Jessica Camilleri faced a murder trial in Sydney, Australia, in 2020 but was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter due to substantial impairment over the death of her mum Rita.

Camilleri, who lives with complex mental health conditions and had an obsession with graphic horror films, appealed that sentence on three grounds.

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