Man received notification from his video doorbell that showed son, 18, killing his mum

A teenager has admitted killing his mother in a frenzied hammer attack. Frederico Canuzo, from Warrington, entered a guilty plea to the manslaughter of his mother, 48-year-old Chintzia McIntyre, on the grounds of diminished responsibility.

Canuzo, 18, was originally charged with murder following an incident in August 2023. A trial date was set for today, January 27, having been adjourned previously due his ill-health. But at Liverpool Crown Court today (January 27) his plea to manslaughter was accepted.

At around 9.40am on Tuesday 29 August 2023, Cheshire Police received reports of a woman being attacked outside her home address in Phoenix Place, Great Sankey. Police and paramedics were sent to the scene, but Chintzia was sadly pronounced dead. It was established she had suffered at least 29 blows to the head with a claw hammer.

Her husband had alerted police when he became aware of the attack after he received a notification sent to his phone from his video doorbell while he was working away in a different area of the country. The activations had shown Canuzo attacking Chintzia, before fleeing from the scene.

Officers later discovered Canuzo had boarded a train heading to London Euston. British Transport Police and the Metropolitan Police were informed and arrested him as he arrived on the platform in London.

Canuzo was transported back to Cheshire and the following day, August 30, he was charged with murder. He has now entered a guilty plea to manslaughter which has been accepted by the prosecution based on medical evidence. Canuzo has been remanded in custody and is set to be sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday 18 March.

Detective Inspector Eli Atkinson who led the investigation said: “This was an