The Bays in Hordle, where John Elwes shot his mother deadThe case involved the Elwes family, who had originated from Portsea in Hampshire, in the mid-1800s. John Elwes also increasingly suffered from mental and physical health problems. He examined the body of Sophia Elwes Senior and saw that she was dead. John Elwes was sentenced to be held indefinitely in Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital. John’s sister Sophia never married, moving back to Portsmouth and living in a boarding house for the rest of her days.

Source: The Times February 24, 2024 03:49 UTC