'My son's killed someone': Police release audio of mother's 999 call

Police have released audio of an emergency call in which a mother tells a police call handler her son has killed another boy.

Joshua Delbono, 19, was jailed for 21 years after being found guilty of killing 16-year-old Charley Bates in Somerset on 31 July last year.

Police released the audio after Delbono was sentenced.

[benjamintaylor]

That's the hardest thing she could have done, but also the best. I can't imagine how it would feel if I ever had to do this.
The majority of the sympathy belongs with the victim and their family, but this woman is going to go through Hell too.

[TheDanielb]

The boy looks like a bully and defo was one for what he did.

[nepaliman]

Brave mother... sad that she had to go through that.

[joeynelson]

What a mom. Doing the hard thing, but showing her son how to do the right thing.

[lordj]

Good mother. Exactly what should be done in this situation! A valuable lesson learned for this stupid young boy!

[edelweiss.]

Poor mother. Horrible situation to find yourself in.

[random]

Nightmare scenario for the mother, unless of course he was a little sh!t and she wanted rid!

[snsn]

Hats off to her. It hurts but she did the right thing

[BROADBANNED]

He should have identified as innocent. Would be out and about now.

[Khabibsamuel]

21 years? British justice system is stupid

[e.t.]

British Australians MUST go 🇬🇧🇺🇸👎🏼👎🏼 wow

[mrprosser]

What a cow.
My mother would never do that to me.