‘Pure evil’ - paralysed sister left to rot to death surrounded by flies

Michelle Neill has been sentencedEmily Pennink, Press Association Old Bailey Correspondent and Annette Belcher21:23, 04 Sep 2026A woman has been branded 'pure evil' for allowing her paralysed sister – a former stroke nurse – to die in “toxic” conditions while in her care.‌Michelle Neill, 55, avoided a jail sentence after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of 48-year-old Kelly Neill by gross negligence.‌Judge Richard Marks KC said it was a “highly unusual and exceptionally distressing” case as he sentenced her to three years in custody, suspended for three years.‌Earlier, the defendant sobbed in the dock of the Old Bailey as the victim’s son Jake Neill-Knight, 26, branded her “pure evil” for failing to look after his mother.Opening the facts, prosecutor Anthony Orchard KC described how Ms