Protest for parents of autistic children after Donella Knox sentencing
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A woman sent to prison for killing her daughter has inspired a protest calling for better support for parents of autistic children.
Donella Knox was sentenced to four years in jail for the murder of her 20-year-old daughter Ruby on May 16 last year.
Knox's close friend Sharna Butcher is organising a protest to raise awareness of the challenges Knox faced as Ruby's sole caregiver.
"I know of parents in a similar situation all over New Zealand, who want to harm themselves and their children because they've had enough," Butcher said.
I get it, I am all in that should more services, it is rough on the parents when there are not enough services, IT IS ROUGH ON THE AUTISTIC PERSON ALSO. IT IS EVEN ROUGHER GETTING MURDERED.
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The only reason she's in prison today is because the system failed her. If she'd had enough support, Ruby would still be alive. It hurts me deeply that she's in there."
Not enough support is at most a contributing factor to Ruby's death. The direct cause of Ruby's death is the decision and action taken by her mother. That is the crime she was sentenced for. In at most four years Donella will get the opportunity to resume her life and opportunity taken away from Ruby.
Rest in Peace Ruby Knox.
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity.
05 Feb 2017, 2:15 am
