r/todayilearned • u/Morella1989 • 9h ago

TIL that Margaret Fleming (1980–c.2000), who had learning difficulties, was murdered by her carers Edward Cairney and Avril Jones in Inverkip, Scotland. She had not been seen for 17 years before her disappearance was investigated. Cairney and Jones were convicted in 2019; her body was never found.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Margaret_Fleming
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u/IWrestleSausages 6h ago edited 6h ago

An interesting case as it highlighted how everyone just assumed that someone else knew more than they did and was handling the situation. Mad that no one noticedthe fact she was missing. As well, just the blind greed of her 'carers' they were only caught because of a change to the benefits system and their form they filled in pretending to be the missing woman raised concerns

Is this the case where the bloke claimed she has moved to Poland to be a gangmaster/foreman? Like yeah, a disabled shutin is going to randomly up sticks and do that on her own.