38-year-old mother successfully appeals initial 2-year prison sentence for child cruelty against her 5 children.
38-year-old mother who slapped, boxed, and verbally abused her five children between 2019 and 2020 walked from the Court of Appeal after successfully arguing that her rehabilitation efforts were not adequately addressed by the trial judge during her initial jail sentence. The woman, whose identity was protected, had initially been sentenced to two years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended, but successfully appealed this decision. The case involved five counts of child cruelty against the children aged between 11 and four.
April 19, 2024
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