Mum of charity worker killed by cannabis addict partner says ‘system has failed her’

Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, a 25-year-old charity worker, was killed by her boyfriend Gogoa Tape, 28, in an eight-minute attack in Hackney, London, on April 6 last year. Tape pleaded guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility linked to schizophrenia and was sentenced to a hospital order, sparking outrage from Kennedi’s family, who felt the justice system had failed them.

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