Failings
From The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast by Always True Crime
March 25, 2026 · 1h 16m · Season 10 · Episode 33
About this episode
This episode discusses the tragic failings of the justice and mental health services in the UK, highlighted by the case of Sally Hodkin.
The Justice and Mental Health services in the UK are, as much as they are supposed to for the benefit of the patient concerned, supposed to act dilligently and communicatively in the best interests of the wider public too. One morning in October 2011, 58 year old grandmother of two Sally Hodkin was to find out, in the most tragic of ways, that sometimes, there are failings in these systems... The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, and descriptions of mental health delusions, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in. Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) Dad's Lost Tape – Static Horizon Gretel – Fire Blooming Trees The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support References - Assorted articles available from the BBC, ITV News, Mental Health Law Online, The Guardian, London Evening Standard, The Times, News Shopper, Kent Online, Newspapers.Com External…
People in this episode
Host: Always True Crime
Topics covered
- justice system
- mental health
- public safety
- crime
- failings in services
Keywords
- true crime
- mental health
- justice system
- Sally Hodkin
- UK services
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, ITV News, Mental Health Law Online, The Guardian, London Evening Standard, The Times, News Shopper, Kent Online, Newspapers.Com, Associate Caring Solutions UK
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