Mum-of-two who strangled son, 7, to death at home before telling cops she ‘felt like a robot’ is detained in hospital
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A MUM who strangled her own son to death at their home has been detained in hospital. Papaipit Linse, 43, called police herself after killing seven-year-old Louis at a property in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, on January 10. Louis was rushed to hospital from the scene, but was tragically pronounced dead little over an hour later.
![[Papaipit Linse, 43, admitted killing her seven-year-old son]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/strangled-son-louis-found-dead-951277381.jpg?strip=all&w=659)
In the call to police, Linse said she "felt like a robot" and was unable to stop herself. Linse pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at Swansea Crown Court last month, but denied murder. The charge was accepted by the prosecution after reviewing a psychiatric report.
![[Linse called police herself after killing her son]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/strangled-son-louis-found-dead-951277242.jpg?strip=all&w=671)
The mum has been held in custody at the Caswell Clinic, a medium secure mental health unit, since the death. Linse was today sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Three psychiatrists who had viewed her case agreed her mental state was the sole reason for her killing her son.
![[Police at the scene in Haverfordwest earlier this year]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mother-admitted-killing-seven-year-951277230.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Addressing Linse, Judge Paul Thomas said: "Your son Louis was not killed by you because you are a wicked person, he died because at the time you were suffering from a mental illness. "Had you not been so ill at that time it never would have happened and you would continue being a good, caring, loving mother to him.".
![[Linse was sentenced over the death today]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/strangled-son-louis-found-dead-951277365.jpg?strip=all&w=234)
He added: “What happened to (Louis) was an unspeakable tragedy and I’m quite aware that his loss is quite unbearable for many people. "I truly hope, however, that the reasoning behind the order will be understood by them.". Caroline Rees KC, prosecuting, earlier told the court Linse had herself called emergency services to report the death of her son, who was found in bed.
