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Rick Parker Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Mother's 2023 Killing

The court accepted the plea after medical assessments found diminished responsibility, with sentencing set for 9 April.

Overview

  • Parker, 42, also admitted actual bodily harm for a February 19, 2023 assault on his stepfather.
  • He entered his pleas via video link at Hull Crown Court last week and remains remanded to a secure hospital.
  • A 2024 trial of facts found he carried out the killing after he was initially ruled unfit to plead.
  • A post-mortem concluded Helen Harrison died from a chest stab wound combined with mechanical asphyxia, and Parker had called 999 to report an injured woman.
  • Humberside Police’s Det Supt Nicola Burnett described the case as a tragic and senseless killing and thanked the investigation team.