Man convicted of stabbing his mum to death

A man who stabbed his own mother to death has been convicted today [Friday 13 March] in relation to her death in %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_0%% in Autumn last year. Criston Preddie, 28, of Tennyson Close, Enfield, pleaded guilty to manslaughter with diminished responsibility at the Old Bailey and will be sentenced later this year on 5 June. %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_1%% were initially called by Preddie himself at 7.23pm on Saturday, 28 September, to reports of a seriously injured woman at an address on Tennyson Close in Enfield. He told them that he had ‘killed his mother’, but did not give a reason. Officers attended along with the %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_2%% and found Arlene Williams suffering with stab injuries. The 46-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Preddie was arrested at the scene on suspicion of %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_3%% and subsequently charged with the same offence. He appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_4%% on 30 September and a pre-trial preparation hearing was held on 18 December. Preddie had told officers that he’d had an argument earlier on the day of her death, %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_5%% his temper and then approached her on the settee with a kitchen knife. DI Joanna Yorke, from the investigation team at the Specialist %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_6%% command, said: "This is a very sad case which has left the extended family devastated and they continue to be supported by specially trained officers" Previous contact over Preddie being a suspect in alleged assault on mother's ex partner? A referral was made to the Directorate of Professional Standards, an %%UKNIP_ANCHOR_7%% is ongoing.