Woman who smothered terminally-ill dad with pillow in mercy killing spared jail

Lisa Davenport, 55, used a pillow to suffocate 88-year-old dad Barrie Davenport at Foxhall Court in Banbury on 17 October 2022 (Picture: PA)

A woman who smothered her terminally ill father in an act of mercy to end his suffering has been spared jail.

Lisa Davenport, 55, used a pillow to suffocate 88-year-old dad Barrie Davenport at Foxhall Court in Banbury on 17 October 2022.

Mr Davenport had been suffering from pancreatic cancer and was in a great deal of pain during his final few hours of life, Oxford Crown Court heard.