A man has been convicted of the “tragic and distressing” manslaughter of his own mother.

Mitchell Denahy, 27, of Waverley Avenue, Waltham Forest, was found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on March 3.

His mother, Beverly Denahy, who was aged 61, was found dead by police with serious head and facial injuries on January 22, 2020.

Police said that at 11.33pm that day they had been called to an address in Waverley Avenue to reports of a disturbance.

Officers found Ms Denahy in the hallway of the address. Her head and body had been concealed by clothing and household items, and there were blood spatters on the walls.

Ms Denahy was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination later gave her cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head.

At the scene of the crime, forensics examiners found trainers, jogging bottoms and a shirt belonging to Denahy which had been stained by his mother’s blood.

Police also discovered a metal stopcock key, an item used to turn off and on the water supply to a house, which was heavily blood-stained.

Denahy was subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody, where he answered “no comment” to nearly all the questions put to him in a police interview.

He was charged with murder on January 24, 2020. At trial, the jury were unable to make a decision in relation to this charge, but found Denahy guilty of manslaughter.

In a previous trial concluded on July 6, 2022, the jury was unable to make a decision.

However, Denahy’s defence for murder was diminished responsibility and the jury heard evidence relating to his mental health issues.

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Following the conviction, Detective Chief Inspector Laurence Smith said: "Our thoughts are with Beverley's family, who have had to face losing her in such a tragic and distressing way."

Denahy has been remanded in custody to appear at Snaresbrook Crown Court for sentencing on July 28.