Mother who killed newborn ‘Baby Callum’ 27 years ago spared jail
Joanne Sharkey had previously admitted to manslaughter after incident when she was suffering postnatal depressionA 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. Continue reading...
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. Continue reading...
