A man who threw a flower pot at his elderly mother’s head, killing her while suffering heroin withdrawal, has been found guilty of her murder.
David Andrew Mapp threw the plant at Colleen Wilson, 82, during an argument at her home in Tumbi Umbi, on the New South Wales Central Coast, on July 28, 2022.
The 59-year-old was found guilty of murder on Thursday by the New South Wales Supreme Court.
During his trial, the jury heard Mapp tell police he tried to revive his mother for about eight hours before calling triple zero.
After Ms. Wilson’s death, he pawned her television and lawnmower for $200, which he used to buy heroin.
She was previously forced to pay $700 to get her TV back after her son pawned it.
Mapp claimed that he had no intention of killing his mother, but that he was suffering from severe anxiety and heroin withdrawal, an argument rejected by the jury.
His previous guilty plea to manslaughter was rejected by prosecutors.
His defense said he had used heroin since he was 16 and depended on his mother for support.
David Andrew Mapp (pictured left) murdered his 82-year-old mother Coleen Wilson in Tumbi Umbi on the New South Wales Central Coast on July 28, 2022.
When emergency services arrived, Ms Wilson was lying on the floor under a red blanket, surrounded by blood and dirt. the house is in the photo
They said that at the time of the murder he would not have been able to control his actions because he was suffering from heroin withdrawal and generalized anxiety disorder.
Immediately after murdering his mother, Mapp took 10 Valium tablets.
When emergency services arrived, Ms Wilson was lying on the floor under a red blanket, surrounded by blood and dirt.
The matter will come before Judge Ian Harrison on February 5, when a date for a sentencing hearing will be set.
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