:00:07. > :00:09.from Oxford. In tonight's programme: The woman who killed her mother just
:00:09. > :00:12.days after being released from a psychiatric hospital. Kauthar
:00:12. > :00:15.Silvera stayed with the body at their home for three days. The
:00:15. > :00:20.hospital said it couldn't have predicted what happened.
:00:20. > :00:26.Also tonight: a shock in the post. Residents' anger after they're sent
:00:26. > :00:30.a �2000 bill for sewage repairs. Some say they won't be paying it.
:00:30. > :00:40.And later on, it's fast and furious - we meet the kite buggying European
:00:40. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:49.Good evening. A woman from Oxford has admitted stabbing her mother to
:00:49. > :00:52.death after being discharged from a secure mental health unit. Kauthar
:00:52. > :00:56.Silvera, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, killed her mother at
:00:56. > :01:00.a flat in the city centre, and then remained there with the body for
:01:00. > :01:04.three days. She pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Oxford Crown Court,
:01:04. > :01:13.but there were serious criticisms of the hospital that discharged her.
:01:14. > :01:19.Emma Vardy was in court. It was a tragic family story that
:01:19. > :01:23.was heard here today with a 30-year-old Kauthar Silvera and her
:01:23. > :01:28.mother who's she was living with both had serious mental illness and
:01:28. > :01:35.a volatile relationship. Her mother had been sectioned under the mental
:01:35. > :01:39.health act several times but Kauthar Silvera herself was diagnosed as a
:01:39. > :01:45.paranoid schizophrenic and had been detained following a breakdown.
:01:45. > :01:49.After several weeks she was discharged but was asked to remain
:01:49. > :01:55.voluntarily and left of her own accord. You few days later, she
:01:55. > :02:00.stabbed her mother to death. The grandmother raised the alarm and
:02:00. > :02:04.police went to the flat and made the grim discovery of the body of her
:02:05. > :02:11.mother on the floor with multiple stab wounds. Kauthar Silvera had
:02:11. > :02:13.been living in the flat with the body for three days. The defence
:02:14. > :02:19.barrister criticised the mental health care that was received and
:02:19. > :02:29.said that they should have known she was a danger to herself and her
:02:29. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:45.to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and the
:02:45. > :02:49.judge sentenced her to be detained in a psychiatric unit indefinitely.
:02:49. > :02:53.He said it was a tragic day that she had been allowed to remain with her
:02:53. > :02:55.mother when they were both unwell and the danger had not been
:02:55. > :02:58.realised. Commercial flights from Oxford to
:02:58. > :03:03.Edinburgh and Dublin will stop this weekend after the operator announced
:03:03. > :03:06.it's withdrawn its services. It follows a dispute last month between
:03:06. > :03:10.Minoan Air and London-Oxford airport. Flights will end on Sunday.
:03:10. > :03:13.The new schedule was only announced in January.
:03:13. > :03:17.People living on a street near Oxford say they're horrified after
:03:17. > :03:20.being sent a �55,000 bill to fix a problem with their sewers. 28 homes
:03:20. > :03:26.have received letters telling them they must pay around �2000 each for
:03:26. > :03:29.repairs to a nearby pumping station. The site is owned by the Ministry of
:03:29. > :03:33.Justice and it says that was always the agreement. Angie Walker
:03:33. > :03:38.explains. Single mum Lynne Bromley has lived
:03:38. > :03:41.in this house in Kidlington for 22 years. She's been sent a bill for a
:03:41. > :03:48.share of �55,000 towards the cost of repairing the sewage pump which
:03:48. > :03:53.services the street. I thought, oh my goodness. What on earth am I
:03:53. > :03:58.going to do now? I'm going to cry. I really could not afford it. There's
:03:58. > :04:02.just no way I could have paid that. It's a private road on land owned by
:04:02. > :04:05.the Ministry of Justice and the residents pay them a monthly fee.
:04:05. > :04:10.we pay a maintenance fee we expect that maintenance money to be spent
:04:10. > :04:13.on maintaining the pumping station. And that has not been happening. We
:04:13. > :04:20.therefore think that the lack of maintenance has exacerbated the
:04:20. > :04:25.problem and caused the pumps to fail. Many people living on this
:04:25. > :04:31.street say they cannot afford to pay. The bill is for over �55,000.
:04:31. > :04:36.That's just over �2000 each for 28 households. They've been told they
:04:36. > :04:40.can pay �200 a month for the next ten months or �50 a month for the
:04:40. > :04:47.next four years. Residents are also angry that the work was not put out
:04:47. > :04:51.to tender because it was classed as emergency works. This is a letter
:04:51. > :04:53.from the ministry of justice dated March 2012 where they state we are
:04:53. > :04:56.rapidly approaching a time where the pumps will need complete
:04:56. > :04:59.refurbishment or replacing. In the six month intervening period before
:04:59. > :05:03.the replacement was carried out, there should have been a tendering
:05:03. > :05:07.process. The Ministry of Justice say that the repairs were carried out
:05:07. > :05:11.because the pumping station was in a bad state of repair and that the
:05:11. > :05:16.existing contractor was used because it provided value for money for the
:05:16. > :05:19.residents. A number of people living here say they will not be paying the
:05:19. > :05:24.bill. They're calling for the Ministry of Justice to reduce the
:05:24. > :05:27.bill. Meanwhile, water bills in
:05:27. > :05:30.Oxfordshire are to rise one percent above inflation for the next seven
:05:30. > :05:35.years. Thames Water made �145 million in pre-tax profits and
:05:35. > :05:39.didn't pay corporation tax last year. The operator says the price
:05:39. > :05:43.rises will fund essential upgrades to its ageing network of pipes and
:05:43. > :05:47.sewers. The Environment Agency is stepping
:05:47. > :05:50.up patrols on part of the River Thames as it tries to ease
:05:50. > :05:54.congestion on the water. With so many boats on stretches near Oxford,
:05:54. > :05:59.strict mooring limits are being imposed. Currently, owners can moor
:05:59. > :06:03.for free for 24 hours. Then for a fee, they can stay for a maximum of
:06:03. > :06:12.three days. But now boaters who overstay will be fined up to �100.
:06:12. > :06:19.Peter Cooke reports. Finding a parking space is difficult
:06:19. > :06:25.at the best of times. What if your vehicle is not only a large canal
:06:25. > :06:33.boat but your home. This man claims he is paying daily fines because of
:06:33. > :06:40.a lack of suitable locations. been a way of life for centuries and
:06:40. > :06:47.people are complaining they have nowhere to go. I am not costing the
:06:47. > :06:50.government any money. Owners have a number of options about where to put
:06:50. > :06:59.their boats but the environment agency says too many are leaving
:06:59. > :07:05.them where they should not. They are cracking down on those overstaying.
:07:05. > :07:10.Permanent moorings are available. I would always say to people, think
:07:11. > :07:15.about where you're going to put you bought because you need consent when
:07:15. > :07:21.you're using someone's land. So what do people who use the waterways
:07:21. > :07:27.think of the idea? If you just decide I like here I am going to
:07:27. > :07:32.live here, that is foolish and arrogant and selfish. Submariners
:07:32. > :07:36.are expensive but you have two choose accordingly and live within
:07:36. > :07:41.your means. Those who choose to ignore the new rules are liable for
:07:41. > :07:43.a fine and if the pilot is successful it could be rolled out
:07:43. > :07:47.across the country. It's thought more people sleep rough
:07:47. > :07:50.in Oxford than most other places in the UK outside London. According to
:07:50. > :07:54.one charity, around 100 adults are homeless in the city and 75% of
:07:54. > :07:57.those are housed in emergency accommodation every night. Now, the
:07:57. > :08:03.private stories of some of those people are being made public..
:08:03. > :08:07.Through creative writing and art. Victoria Cook reports.
:08:07. > :08:11.Powerful lyrics. An expression of deep emotion and hardship. This
:08:11. > :08:14.marks the start of a summer of exhibits here at the Old Fire
:08:14. > :08:19.Station in Oxford. All created by people who've found themselves
:08:19. > :08:23.homeless. Iain is one of them. After his relationship broke down he
:08:23. > :08:26.turned to drink and ended up on the streets. Now, things are very
:08:26. > :08:36.different. Iain has rediscovered his creative side and is about start a
:08:36. > :08:37.
:08:37. > :08:45.course in history. I suppose I reached the point where it was a
:08:45. > :08:52.case of I had to sort myself out. There was no awkwardness to cross.
:08:52. > :08:57.The events are being run by the charity Crisis UK. What we find as
:08:57. > :09:03.it makes a huge difference to the way people feel about themselves. It
:09:03. > :09:08.is a way of getting them to get their heads from the ground and look
:09:08. > :09:11.up at the sky. Across the city, author Riki Therivel has launched a
:09:11. > :09:15.book containing a collection of stories from homeless people in
:09:15. > :09:20.Oxford. Stories like Marcel's. goes down in her study because 100
:09:20. > :09:26.years from now you can look back on that and see these people were
:09:26. > :09:29.around. It is a true part of Oxford. I am not suggesting they are
:09:29. > :09:35.delightful and they should all be our best friends, but when we see
:09:35. > :09:42.somebody that is homeless we should realise there's a story and they
:09:42. > :09:45.have interests and likes and dislikes like all of us do.
:09:45. > :09:48.purpose of the book and all the events taking place isn't to make
:09:48. > :09:51.profit, but to change the way people think about the homeless.
:09:51. > :09:54.Football, and with the new season underway this weekend, there's still
:09:54. > :09:58.uncertainty at Swindon Town. Off the pitch, fans are questioning which
:09:58. > :10:01.direction the club's going in. The MK Dons are hoping for better luck
:10:01. > :10:04.than last season in their League One campaign. And Oxford United's first
:10:04. > :10:08.game will be played in front of a sell-out crowd. Ross Heaton's round
:10:08. > :10:13.up begins at the County Ground. Mark Cooper is in temporary charge
:10:13. > :10:18.for the visit to Peterborough. He replaces Kevin MacDonald, who
:10:18. > :10:28.stepped in after Paulo Di Canio's departure in March. Players have
:10:28. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:33.followed as the law caused or has continued. The issue instability.
:10:33. > :10:39.The people in charge have no money and we seem to be getting rid of all
:10:39. > :10:42.of our players. Expectations are once again high at Swindon's League
:10:42. > :10:45.One rivals MK Dons. Last season was a disappointment, despite the
:10:45. > :10:53.signing of former England player Alan Smith. The Dons believe they
:10:53. > :10:59.have nothing to fear, ahead of a trip to Shrewsbury. We feel we have
:10:59. > :11:04.accumulated a side that can compete with the best. If we have the luck
:11:04. > :11:11.we had last year with the injuries, we can stay competitive, This is how
:11:11. > :11:20.Oxford United's Dean Smalley sees it going this season. The U's flirted
:11:20. > :11:23.with the league two play offs last time, but in the end fell short. The
:11:23. > :11:30.summer recruitment gives them reason for optimism. First up is a trip to
:11:30. > :11:33.relegated Portsmouth. Biggest gate on the day in our league so we are
:11:33. > :11:36.looking forward to it but it is a long season. Nine months of ups and
:11:37. > :11:45.downs are on the way. There's full commentary on your local BBC Radio
:11:46. > :11:48.Station. We'll have more sport, including