Joanne Sharkey had previously admitted to manslaughter after incident when she was suffering postnatal depression
A woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while suffering from postnatal depression has been spared jail as a judge said the case “calls for compassion”.
Joanne Sharkey, 55, was handed a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility over the death of her days-old son, whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in woodland in 1998.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/04/mother-who-killed-newborn-baby-callum-27-years-ago-spared-jail-joanne-sharkey
Author : Josh Halliday North of England editor
Publish date : 2025-04-04 10:18:00
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